Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Milpitas
Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 12 minutes via SR-237 East, usually 14 at this time.
Only 25% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Tue | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Wed | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| Thu | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Fri | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Sat | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 10-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Milpitas (via SR-237 East) usually takes as little as 12 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 13 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (14 minutes).
About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Milpitas 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 Milpitas?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 12 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Milpitas?
The 10-mile drive usually takes 12 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 13 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Milpitas?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles)
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