Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Seaside
Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 114 minutes via US-101 South, usually 96 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 69 | 73 | 85 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 96 | 109 | 103 | 90 | 73 | 70 | 69 |
| Tue | 69 | 73 | 89 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 102 | 114 | 108 | 96 | 79 | 71 | 69 |
| Wed | 69 | 73 | 90 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 83 | 102 | 112 | 106 | 97 | 79 | 71 | 69 |
| Thu | 69 | 74 | 89 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 86 | 110 | 120 | 110 | 97 | 80 | 71 | 69 |
| Fri | 69 | 72 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 99 | 112 | 115 | 106 | 91 | 78 | 71 | 69 |
| Sat | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 69 |
| Sun | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Santa Clara to Seaside (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).
About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 27 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 Seaside 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 Seaside?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Seaside?
The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Seaside?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (2 miles)
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