Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Oakley

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Oakley 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	79	81	84	94	99	87	86	86	86	91	100	116	117	112	83	81	79
Tue	78	80	84	96	103	90	87	87	85	89	109	126	136	126	98	83	78
Wed	78	83	83	100	104	90	87	85	85	91	110	125	130	125	99	83	78
Thu	78	82	84	96	102	89	86	85	85	96	112	128	130	125	99	84	80
Fri	79	82	84	88	86	85	84	86	87	98	114	118	115	108	87	84	80
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	84	86	86	87	89	88	88	87	84	81	79
Sun	79	79	78	78	79	80	83	83	84	84	85	85	84	84	83	82	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Santa Clara to Oakley (via I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (48 to 92 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 Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 78 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Oakley?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Oakley 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	79	81	84	94	99	87	86	86	86	91	100	116	117	112	83	81	79
Tue	78	80	84	96	103	90	87	87	85	89	109	126	136	126	98	83	78
Wed	78	83	83	100	104	90	87	85	85	91	110	125	130	125	99	83	78
Thu	78	82	84	96	102	89	86	85	85	96	112	128	130	125	99	84	80
Fri	79	82	84	88	86	85	84	86	87	98	114	118	115	108	87	84	80
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	84	86	86	87	89	88	88	87	84	81	79
Sun	79	79	78	78	79	80	83	83	84	84	85	85	84	84	83	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	84	94	99	87	86	86	86	91	100	116	117	112	83	81	79
Tue	78	80	84	96	103	90	87	87	85	89	109	126	136	126	98	83	78
Wed	78	83	83	100	104	90	87	85	85	91	110	125	130	125	99	83	78
Thu	78	82	84	96	102	89	86	85	85	96	112	128	130	125	99	84	80
Fri	79	82	84	88	86	85	84	86	87	98	114	118	115	108	87	84	80
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	84	86	86	87	89	88	88	87	84	81	79
Sun	79	79	78	78	79	80	83	83	84	84	85	85	84	84	83	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	84	94	99	87	86	86	86	91	100	116	117	112	83	81	79
Tue	78	80	84	96	103	90	87	87	85	89	109	126	136	126	98	83	78
Wed	78	83	83	100	104	90	87	85	85	91	110	125	130	125	99	83	78
Thu	78	82	84	96	102	89	86	85	85	96	112	128	130	125	99	84	80
Fri	79	82	84	88	86	85	84	86	87	98	114	118	115	108	87	84	80
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	84	86	86	87	89	88	88	87	84	81	79
Sun	79	79	78	78	79	80	83	83	84	84	85	85	84	84	83	82	79