Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Turlock

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 114 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 115 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Turlock 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	111	215	224	145	121	122	119	118	116	119	142	147	168	154	115	112	111
Tue	110	216	219	181	141	125	120	118	119	134	136	154	168	155	122	114	110
Wed	111	218	224	203	150	126	119	118	118	128	135	154	181	165	135	121	110
Thu	110	217	221	163	127	119	117	116	117	126	144	149	166	157	136	133	110
Fri	111	222	167	139	132	117	117	120	131	151	145	144	135	121	118	116	111
Sat	110	110	111	110	111	111	111	112	112	116	118	112	114	113	115	113	112
Sun	111	110	110	111	110	111	112	112	112	112	113	160	207	140	113	113	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Turlock (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 228 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (207 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 53 miles surface streets (54 to 131 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Turlock 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 Turlock?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 228 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 110 to 228 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Turlock?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 228 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 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	111	215	224	145	121	122	119	118	116	119	142	147	168	154	115	112	111
Tue	110	216	219	181	141	125	120	118	119	134	136	154	168	155	122	114	110
Wed	111	218	224	203	150	126	119	118	118	128	135	154	181	165	135	121	110
Thu	110	217	221	163	127	119	117	116	117	126	144	149	166	157	136	133	110
Fri	111	222	167	139	132	117	117	120	131	151	145	144	135	121	118	116	111
Sat	110	110	111	110	111	111	111	112	112	116	118	112	114	113	115	113	112
Sun	111	110	110	111	110	111	112	112	112	112	113	160	207	140	113	113	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	111	215	224	145	121	122	119	118	116	119	142	147	168	154	115	112	111
Tue	110	216	219	181	141	125	120	118	119	134	136	154	168	155	122	114	110
Wed	111	218	224	203	150	126	119	118	118	128	135	154	181	165	135	121	110
Thu	110	217	221	163	127	119	117	116	117	126	144	149	166	157	136	133	110
Fri	111	222	167	139	132	117	117	120	131	151	145	144	135	121	118	116	111
Sat	110	110	111	110	111	111	111	112	112	116	118	112	114	113	115	113	112
Sun	111	110	110	111	110	111	112	112	112	112	113	160	207	140	113	113	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	111	215	224	145	121	122	119	118	116	119	142	147	168	154	115	112	111
Tue	110	216	219	181	141	125	120	118	119	134	136	154	168	155	122	114	110
Wed	111	218	224	203	150	126	119	118	118	128	135	154	181	165	135	121	110
Thu	110	217	221	163	127	119	117	116	117	126	144	149	166	157	136	133	110
Fri	111	222	167	139	132	117	117	120	131	151	145	144	135	121	118	116	111
Sat	110	110	111	110	111	111	111	112	112	116	118	112	114	113	115	113	112
Sun	111	110	110	111	110	111	112	112	112	112	113	160	207	140	113	113	110