Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Seaside

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 138 minutes via US-101 South, usually 104 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Sunnyvale to Seaside 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	74	79	89	81	80	80	81	81	82	89	106	112	106	88	77	74	73
Tue	73	78	94	82	82	82	80	80	81	88	114	124	119	107	83	76	74
Wed	73	78	95	84	82	81	80	81	81	88	114	123	122	107	83	76	74
Thu	73	78	94	83	83	81	79	79	81	92	123	127	122	104	84	77	74
Fri	74	77	87	79	79	80	80	83	89	105	118	118	108	90	81	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	82	88	89	88	88	86	82	79	76	76	76	74
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	76	79	80	81	81	79	78	77	76	76	75	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Seaside (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (10 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Seaside 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 Seaside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 73 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Seaside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (48 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	89	81	80	80	81	81	82	89	106	112	106	88	77	74	73
Tue	73	78	94	82	82	82	80	80	81	88	114	124	119	107	83	76	74
Wed	73	78	95	84	82	81	80	81	81	88	114	123	122	107	83	76	74
Thu	73	78	94	83	83	81	79	79	81	92	123	127	122	104	84	77	74
Fri	74	77	87	79	79	80	80	83	89	105	118	118	108	90	81	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	82	88	89	88	88	86	82	79	76	76	76	74
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	76	79	80	81	81	79	78	77	76	76	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	89	81	80	80	81	81	82	89	106	112	106	88	77	74	73
Tue	73	78	94	82	82	82	80	80	81	88	114	124	119	107	83	76	74
Wed	73	78	95	84	82	81	80	81	81	88	114	123	122	107	83	76	74
Thu	73	78	94	83	83	81	79	79	81	92	123	127	122	104	84	77	74
Fri	74	77	87	79	79	80	80	83	89	105	118	118	108	90	81	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	82	88	89	88	88	86	82	79	76	76	76	74
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	76	79	80	81	81	79	78	77	76	76	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	89	81	80	80	81	81	82	89	106	112	106	88	77	74	73
Tue	73	78	94	82	82	82	80	80	81	88	114	124	119	107	83	76	74
Wed	73	78	95	84	82	81	80	81	81	88	114	123	122	107	83	76	74
Thu	73	78	94	83	83	81	79	79	81	92	123	127	122	104	84	77	74
Fri	74	77	87	79	79	80	80	83	89	105	118	118	108	90	81	75	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	82	88	89	88	88	86	82	79	76	76	76	74
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	76	79	80	81	81	79	78	77	76	76	75	73