Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Los Banos

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via US-101 South, usually 98 at this time.

Only 42% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Santa Clara to Los Banos (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (61 to 79 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 Los Banos 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 Los Banos?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Los Banos?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 94 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Los Banos?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (31 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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