Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to San Leandro

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-880 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 78% 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 San Leandro 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	33	34	37	44	43	40	39	39	40	44	53	57	60	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	38	48	46	40	38	38	40	43	55	67	72	66	52	38	33
Wed	32	34	37	48	46	40	39	39	40	45	56	67	71	67	52	39	33
Thu	32	34	38	48	47	40	38	39	40	45	60	69	73	68	52	39	33
Fri	32	34	36	40	39	38	38	39	41	49	60	63	61	56	45	37	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	42	43	44	44	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	37	39	37	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Santa Clara to San Leandro (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 San Leandro 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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to San Leandro?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to San Leandro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (32 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	44	43	40	39	39	40	44	53	57	60	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	38	48	46	40	38	38	40	43	55	67	72	66	52	38	33
Wed	32	34	37	48	46	40	39	39	40	45	56	67	71	67	52	39	33
Thu	32	34	38	48	47	40	38	39	40	45	60	69	73	68	52	39	33
Fri	32	34	36	40	39	38	38	39	41	49	60	63	61	56	45	37	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	42	43	44	44	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	37	39	37	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	44	43	40	39	39	40	44	53	57	60	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	38	48	46	40	38	38	40	43	55	67	72	66	52	38	33
Wed	32	34	37	48	46	40	39	39	40	45	56	67	71	67	52	39	33
Thu	32	34	38	48	47	40	38	39	40	45	60	69	73	68	52	39	33
Fri	32	34	36	40	39	38	38	39	41	49	60	63	61	56	45	37	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	42	43	44	44	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	37	39	37	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	37	44	43	40	39	39	40	44	53	57	60	55	40	35	33
Tue	32	34	38	48	46	40	38	38	40	43	55	67	72	66	52	38	33
Wed	32	34	37	48	46	40	39	39	40	45	56	67	71	67	52	39	33
Thu	32	34	38	48	47	40	38	39	40	45	60	69	73	68	52	39	33
Fri	32	34	36	40	39	38	38	39	41	49	60	63	61	56	45	37	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	42	43	44	44	41	38	37	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	37	39	37	36	33