Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Turlock

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 130 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 155 at this time.

Only 30% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Santa Clara to Turlock (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 107 minutes and up to 222 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (206 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 53 miles surface streets (51 to 125 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 Turlock 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 Turlock?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 107 minutes then, versus up to 222 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 107 to 222 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Turlock?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 222 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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