Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Martinez

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Martinez 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	54	56	60	64	63	61	60	60	61	64	74	79	79	71	59	56	55
Tue	55	56	61	68	67	61	60	60	60	65	81	92	93	81	67	58	55
Wed	54	56	61	67	66	61	60	60	60	67	83	95	92	80	67	58	55
Thu	54	56	61	69	66	61	60	60	61	67	83	95	93	82	68	59	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	61	59	60	61	64	75	85	88	82	73	62	58	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	60	59	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Santa Clara to Martinez (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 Martinez 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 Martinez?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Martinez?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (42 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles)

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More drives

Martinez 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	54	56	60	64	63	61	60	60	61	64	74	79	79	71	59	56	55
Tue	55	56	61	68	67	61	60	60	60	65	81	92	93	81	67	58	55
Wed	54	56	61	67	66	61	60	60	60	67	83	95	92	80	67	58	55
Thu	54	56	61	69	66	61	60	60	61	67	83	95	93	82	68	59	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	61	59	60	61	64	75	85	88	82	73	62	58	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	60	59	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	60	64	63	61	60	60	61	64	74	79	79	71	59	56	55
Tue	55	56	61	68	67	61	60	60	60	65	81	92	93	81	67	58	55
Wed	54	56	61	67	66	61	60	60	60	67	83	95	92	80	67	58	55
Thu	54	56	61	69	66	61	60	60	61	67	83	95	93	82	68	59	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	61	59	60	61	64	75	85	88	82	73	62	58	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	60	59	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	60	64	63	61	60	60	61	64	74	79	79	71	59	56	55
Tue	55	56	61	68	67	61	60	60	60	65	81	92	93	81	67	58	55
Wed	54	56	61	67	66	61	60	60	60	67	83	95	92	80	67	58	55
Thu	54	56	61	69	66	61	60	60	61	67	83	95	93	82	68	59	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	61	59	60	61	64	75	85	88	82	73	62	58	55
Sat	55	54	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	60	59	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	55