Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Martinez

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-680 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Martinez 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	56	57	61	64	61	61	60	61	61	64	75	77	78	70	60	57	56
Tue	56	57	62	68	65	63	61	60	61	67	86	99	101	89	69	60	56
Wed	55	57	62	69	64	62	60	61	61	68	88	99	103	88	69	60	56
Thu	56	57	62	72	66	62	60	60	61	69	88	100	100	86	70	61	55
Fri	55	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	64	75	86	87	80	72	64	60	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Martinez (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Martinez 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 Martinez?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 55 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Martinez?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (42 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	61	64	61	61	60	61	61	64	75	77	78	70	60	57	56
Tue	56	57	62	68	65	63	61	60	61	67	86	99	101	89	69	60	56
Wed	55	57	62	69	64	62	60	61	61	68	88	99	103	88	69	60	56
Thu	56	57	62	72	66	62	60	60	61	69	88	100	100	86	70	61	55
Fri	55	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	64	75	86	87	80	72	64	60	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	61	64	61	61	60	61	61	64	75	77	78	70	60	57	56
Tue	56	57	62	68	65	63	61	60	61	67	86	99	101	89	69	60	56
Wed	55	57	62	69	64	62	60	61	61	68	88	99	103	88	69	60	56
Thu	56	57	62	72	66	62	60	60	61	69	88	100	100	86	70	61	55
Fri	55	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	64	75	86	87	80	72	64	60	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	61	64	61	61	60	61	61	64	75	77	78	70	60	57	56
Tue	56	57	62	68	65	63	61	60	61	67	86	99	101	89	69	60	56
Wed	55	57	62	69	64	62	60	61	61	68	88	99	103	88	69	60	56
Thu	56	57	62	72	66	62	60	60	61	69	88	100	100	86	70	61	55
Fri	55	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	64	75	86	87	80	72	64	60	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	60	60	59	59	59	57
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	56