Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Los Banos

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 131 minutes via US-101 South, usually 101 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Los Banos 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	108	121	111	106	109	111	112	113	114	119	131	135	133	116	102	99	98
Tue	105	110	103	103	106	110	110	109	111	115	135	141	140	129	108	101	99
Wed	104	108	102	104	106	110	109	110	112	115	135	140	143	131	108	100	98
Thu	107	113	103	103	106	108	108	107	112	121	142	144	144	127	111	101	98
Fri	103	104	103	105	107	110	110	114	120	134	140	137	132	117	108	100	98
Sat	97	98	99	99	102	109	116	116	118	113	111	107	103	101	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	97	97	98	99	103	104	104	106	104	104	104	104	103	101	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Los Banos (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (60 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Los Banos 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 Los Banos?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Los Banos?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 98 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Los Banos?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	121	111	106	109	111	112	113	114	119	131	135	133	116	102	99	98
Tue	105	110	103	103	106	110	110	109	111	115	135	141	140	129	108	101	99
Wed	104	108	102	104	106	110	109	110	112	115	135	140	143	131	108	100	98
Thu	107	113	103	103	106	108	108	107	112	121	142	144	144	127	111	101	98
Fri	103	104	103	105	107	110	110	114	120	134	140	137	132	117	108	100	98
Sat	97	98	99	99	102	109	116	116	118	113	111	107	103	101	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	97	97	98	99	103	104	104	106	104	104	104	104	103	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	121	111	106	109	111	112	113	114	119	131	135	133	116	102	99	98
Tue	105	110	103	103	106	110	110	109	111	115	135	141	140	129	108	101	99
Wed	104	108	102	104	106	110	109	110	112	115	135	140	143	131	108	100	98
Thu	107	113	103	103	106	108	108	107	112	121	142	144	144	127	111	101	98
Fri	103	104	103	105	107	110	110	114	120	134	140	137	132	117	108	100	98
Sat	97	98	99	99	102	109	116	116	118	113	111	107	103	101	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	97	97	98	99	103	104	104	106	104	104	104	104	103	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	121	111	106	109	111	112	113	114	119	131	135	133	116	102	99	98
Tue	105	110	103	103	106	110	110	109	111	115	135	141	140	129	108	101	99
Wed	104	108	102	104	106	110	109	110	112	115	135	140	143	131	108	100	98
Thu	107	113	103	103	106	108	108	107	112	121	142	144	144	127	111	101	98
Fri	103	104	103	105	107	110	110	114	120	134	140	137	132	117	108	100	98
Sat	97	98	99	99	102	109	116	116	118	113	111	107	103	101	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	97	97	98	99	103	104	104	106	104	104	104	104	103	101	97