Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Hollister

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via US-101 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Hollister 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	53	57	57	59	61	59	60	61	62	66	76	88	88	70	56	53	52
Tue	53	57	58	60	62	59	60	60	60	63	81	96	94	76	61	54	52
Wed	52	56	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	64	82	96	95	75	61	54	52
Thu	54	56	58	59	61	58	58	59	60	68	85	98	95	76	63	54	52
Fri	53	55	57	57	58	58	59	60	65	78	89	100	92	76	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	54	55	57	63	64	63	64	63	61	59	56	54	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Santa Clara to Hollister (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 34 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 Hollister 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 Hollister?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 52 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Hollister?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Hollister to Santa Clara (return trip) · Santa Clara to San Francisco · Santa Clara to Oakland · Santa Clara to Palo Alto · Santa Clara to Berkeley · Santa Clara to Fremont · Santa Clara to Walnut Creek · Santa Clara to San Mateo · Santa Clara to Hayward · Santa Clara to Pleasanton · Santa Clara to Richmond · Santa Clara to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	57	59	61	59	60	61	62	66	76	88	88	70	56	53	52
Tue	53	57	58	60	62	59	60	60	60	63	81	96	94	76	61	54	52
Wed	52	56	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	64	82	96	95	75	61	54	52
Thu	54	56	58	59	61	58	58	59	60	68	85	98	95	76	63	54	52
Fri	53	55	57	57	58	58	59	60	65	78	89	100	92	76	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	54	55	57	63	64	63	64	63	61	59	56	54	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	57	59	61	59	60	61	62	66	76	88	88	70	56	53	52
Tue	53	57	58	60	62	59	60	60	60	63	81	96	94	76	61	54	52
Wed	52	56	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	64	82	96	95	75	61	54	52
Thu	54	56	58	59	61	58	58	59	60	68	85	98	95	76	63	54	52
Fri	53	55	57	57	58	58	59	60	65	78	89	100	92	76	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	54	55	57	63	64	63	64	63	61	59	56	54	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	57	57	59	61	59	60	61	62	66	76	88	88	70	56	53	52
Tue	53	57	58	60	62	59	60	60	60	63	81	96	94	76	61	54	52
Wed	52	56	57	60	62	59	59	59	60	64	82	96	95	75	61	54	52
Thu	54	56	58	59	61	58	58	59	60	68	85	98	95	76	63	54	52
Fri	53	55	57	57	58	58	59	60	65	78	89	100	92	76	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	54	55	57	63	64	63	64	63	61	59	56	54	53	52
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	52