Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Campbell

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 13 minutes via I-280 South, usually 13 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Sunnyvale to Campbell 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	13	13	14	18	16	14	14	14	14	14	25	27	26	19	13	13	13
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Sun	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

About this drive

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Campbell (via I-280 South) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 14 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (14 minutes).

About 4 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Campbell 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 Sunnyvale to Campbell?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Campbell?

The 10-mile drive usually takes 13 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 14 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Campbell?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 South in Bay Area (4 miles)

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