Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to San Leandro

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-880 North and US-101 North, usually 44 at this time.

Only 72% 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 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	32	34	37	44	41	39	38	37	38	41	51	47	47	43	37	34	32
Tue	32	33	38	48	42	40	38	37	38	41	50	55	57	54	45	37	33
Wed	32	33	38	45	41	39	38	38	38	43	51	54	56	53	44	36	33
Thu	32	33	38	47	42	39	38	38	39	43	57	59	57	53	44	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	40	37	38	37	38	40	44	51	51	50	46	40	35	32
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	37	38	37	40	39	40	40	38	36	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	36	35	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Sunnyvale to San Leandro (via I-880 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to San Leandro?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to San Leandro?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	37	44	41	39	38	37	38	41	51	47	47	43	37	34	32
Tue	32	33	38	48	42	40	38	37	38	41	50	55	57	54	45	37	33
Wed	32	33	38	45	41	39	38	38	38	43	51	54	56	53	44	36	33
Thu	32	33	38	47	42	39	38	38	39	43	57	59	57	53	44	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	40	37	38	37	38	40	44	51	51	50	46	40	35	32
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	37	38	37	40	39	40	40	38	36	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	36	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	37	44	41	39	38	37	38	41	51	47	47	43	37	34	32
Tue	32	33	38	48	42	40	38	37	38	41	50	55	57	54	45	37	33
Wed	32	33	38	45	41	39	38	38	38	43	51	54	56	53	44	36	33
Thu	32	33	38	47	42	39	38	38	39	43	57	59	57	53	44	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	40	37	38	37	38	40	44	51	51	50	46	40	35	32
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	37	38	37	40	39	40	40	38	36	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	36	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	37	44	41	39	38	37	38	41	51	47	47	43	37	34	32
Tue	32	33	38	48	42	40	38	37	38	41	50	55	57	54	45	37	33
Wed	32	33	38	45	41	39	38	38	38	43	51	54	56	53	44	36	33
Thu	32	33	38	47	42	39	38	38	39	43	57	59	57	53	44	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	40	37	38	37	38	40	44	51	51	50	46	40	35	32
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	37	38	37	40	39	40	40	38	36	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	33	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	36	35	34	33