Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to San Ramon

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Ramon 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	36	37	38	42	43	41	40	40	40	42	50	55	56	53	40	38	36
Tue	36	37	38	42	47	41	40	40	40	41	51	60	65	62	51	39	36
Wed	36	37	38	43	48	42	40	40	40	43	53	61	63	61	51	41	36
Thu	36	37	38	42	48	43	39	39	40	43	52	62	66	62	51	40	36
Fri	36	37	38	40	41	40	39	40	41	45	53	55	52	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Santa Clara to San Ramon (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 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 Ramon 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 Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to San Ramon?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	42	43	41	40	40	40	42	50	55	56	53	40	38	36
Tue	36	37	38	42	47	41	40	40	40	41	51	60	65	62	51	39	36
Wed	36	37	38	43	48	42	40	40	40	43	53	61	63	61	51	41	36
Thu	36	37	38	42	48	43	39	39	40	43	52	62	66	62	51	40	36
Fri	36	37	38	40	41	40	39	40	41	45	53	55	52	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	42	43	41	40	40	40	42	50	55	56	53	40	38	36
Tue	36	37	38	42	47	41	40	40	40	41	51	60	65	62	51	39	36
Wed	36	37	38	43	48	42	40	40	40	43	53	61	63	61	51	41	36
Thu	36	37	38	42	48	43	39	39	40	43	52	62	66	62	51	40	36
Fri	36	37	38	40	41	40	39	40	41	45	53	55	52	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	42	43	41	40	40	40	42	50	55	56	53	40	38	36
Tue	36	37	38	42	47	41	40	40	40	41	51	60	65	62	51	39	36
Wed	36	37	38	43	48	42	40	40	40	43	53	61	63	61	51	41	36
Thu	36	37	38	42	48	43	39	39	40	43	52	62	66	62	51	40	36
Fri	36	37	38	40	41	40	39	40	41	45	53	55	52	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	40	41	41	42	42	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	37