Best Time to Drive from Santa Cruz to San Leandro

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-880 North and SR-17 North, usually 73 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 Cruz 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	58	61	69	75	71	67	67	67	69	73	81	86	85	76	64	60	58
Tue	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	67	68	74	88	96	98	86	72	61	58
Wed	57	60	71	81	74	68	67	67	69	75	90	99	97	87	72	61	58
Thu	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	66	69	77	92	98	95	85	71	61	59
Fri	58	61	66	68	66	67	68	69	72	80	90	92	86	78	70	62	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	68	67	71	71	74	76	72	68	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	64	65	67	68	69	71	71	69	66	64	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Santa Cruz to San Leandro (via I-880 North and SR-17 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Cruz 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 Cruz to San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Cruz to San Leandro?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (33 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	69	75	71	67	67	67	69	73	81	86	85	76	64	60	58
Tue	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	67	68	74	88	96	98	86	72	61	58
Wed	57	60	71	81	74	68	67	67	69	75	90	99	97	87	72	61	58
Thu	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	66	69	77	92	98	95	85	71	61	59
Fri	58	61	66	68	66	67	68	69	72	80	90	92	86	78	70	62	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	68	67	71	71	74	76	72	68	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	64	65	67	68	69	71	71	69	66	64	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	69	75	71	67	67	67	69	73	81	86	85	76	64	60	58
Tue	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	67	68	74	88	96	98	86	72	61	58
Wed	57	60	71	81	74	68	67	67	69	75	90	99	97	87	72	61	58
Thu	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	66	69	77	92	98	95	85	71	61	59
Fri	58	61	66	68	66	67	68	69	72	80	90	92	86	78	70	62	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	68	67	71	71	74	76	72	68	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	64	65	67	68	69	71	71	69	66	64	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	69	75	71	67	67	67	69	73	81	86	85	76	64	60	58
Tue	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	67	68	74	88	96	98	86	72	61	58
Wed	57	60	71	81	74	68	67	67	69	75	90	99	97	87	72	61	58
Thu	58	61	72	82	73	67	66	66	69	77	92	98	95	85	71	61	59
Fri	58	61	66	68	66	67	68	69	72	80	90	92	86	78	70	62	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	60	61	65	68	67	71	71	74	76	72	68	66	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	64	65	67	68	69	71	71	69	66	64	59