Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Dublin

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 11% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clara to Dublin by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	38	35	34	34	35	36	43	50	52	48	36	32	31
Tue	31	31	33	37	41	35	34	34	34	36	46	56	59	57	45	34	30
Wed	30	31	33	37	42	36	34	34	34	37	47	57	58	55	45	34	31
Thu	31	31	33	37	41	36	34	34	34	38	48	56	59	54	45	34	31
Fri	30	31	32	34	36	34	34	35	36	41	47	50	46	45	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	37	37	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	34	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Clara to Dublin (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara to central Dublin along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Santa Clara to Dublin?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Dublin?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Dublin?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	38	35	34	34	35	36	43	50	52	48	36	32	31
Tue	31	31	33	37	41	35	34	34	34	36	46	56	59	57	45	34	30
Wed	30	31	33	37	42	36	34	34	34	37	47	57	58	55	45	34	31
Thu	31	31	33	37	41	36	34	34	34	38	48	56	59	54	45	34	31
Fri	30	31	32	34	36	34	34	35	36	41	47	50	46	45	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	37	37	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	34	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	38	35	34	34	35	36	43	50	52	48	36	32	31
Tue	31	31	33	37	41	35	34	34	34	36	46	56	59	57	45	34	30
Wed	30	31	33	37	42	36	34	34	34	37	47	57	58	55	45	34	31
Thu	31	31	33	37	41	36	34	34	34	38	48	56	59	54	45	34	31
Fri	30	31	32	34	36	34	34	35	36	41	47	50	46	45	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	37	37	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	34	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	38	35	34	34	35	36	43	50	52	48	36	32	31
Tue	31	31	33	37	41	35	34	34	34	36	46	56	59	57	45	34	30
Wed	30	31	33	37	42	36	34	34	34	37	47	57	58	55	45	34	31
Thu	31	31	33	37	41	36	34	34	34	38	48	56	59	54	45	34	31
Fri	30	31	32	34	36	34	34	35	36	41	47	50	46	45	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	36	37	37	38	37	37	35	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	35	35	34	33	31