Best Time to Drive from Turlock to Cupertino

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 115 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 124 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Turlock to Cupertino 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	124	128	180	176	149	121	121	119	119	130	136	147	142	137	123	111	112
Tue	124	138	188	181	168	131	119	117	119	135	151	150	137	131	130	114	110
Wed	125	142	187	180	175	127	119	117	119	132	150	153	138	139	136	123	113
Thu	129	141	187	181	174	120	118	118	122	135	154	154	144	137	131	120	118
Fri	127	121	174	152	126	126	118	119	133	157	162	153	132	121	114	113	111
Sat	111	111	111	111	112	112	113	114	114	116	119	122	120	123	115	113	110
Sun	111	111	110	111	111	112	113	112	113	113	112	114	159	171	124	111	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 105-mile drive from Turlock to Cupertino (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 192 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (171 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 54 miles surface streets (41 to 102 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Turlock to central Cupertino 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 Turlock to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 192 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 105-mile drive usually takes 110 to 192 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Turlock to Cupertino?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 192 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Cupertino to Turlock (return trip) · Turlock to San Jose · Turlock to Hayward · Turlock to Sunnyvale · Turlock to Santa Clara · Turlock to Milpitas · Turlock to San Ramon

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	128	180	176	149	121	121	119	119	130	136	147	142	137	123	111	112
Tue	124	138	188	181	168	131	119	117	119	135	151	150	137	131	130	114	110
Wed	125	142	187	180	175	127	119	117	119	132	150	153	138	139	136	123	113
Thu	129	141	187	181	174	120	118	118	122	135	154	154	144	137	131	120	118
Fri	127	121	174	152	126	126	118	119	133	157	162	153	132	121	114	113	111
Sat	111	111	111	111	112	112	113	114	114	116	119	122	120	123	115	113	110
Sun	111	111	110	111	111	112	113	112	113	113	112	114	159	171	124	111	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	128	180	176	149	121	121	119	119	130	136	147	142	137	123	111	112
Tue	124	138	188	181	168	131	119	117	119	135	151	150	137	131	130	114	110
Wed	125	142	187	180	175	127	119	117	119	132	150	153	138	139	136	123	113
Thu	129	141	187	181	174	120	118	118	122	135	154	154	144	137	131	120	118
Fri	127	121	174	152	126	126	118	119	133	157	162	153	132	121	114	113	111
Sat	111	111	111	111	112	112	113	114	114	116	119	122	120	123	115	113	110
Sun	111	111	110	111	111	112	113	112	113	113	112	114	159	171	124	111	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	128	180	176	149	121	121	119	119	130	136	147	142	137	123	111	112
Tue	124	138	188	181	168	131	119	117	119	135	151	150	137	131	130	114	110
Wed	125	142	187	180	175	127	119	117	119	132	150	153	138	139	136	123	113
Thu	129	141	187	181	174	120	118	118	122	135	154	154	144	137	131	120	118
Fri	127	121	174	152	126	126	118	119	133	157	162	153	132	121	114	113	111
Sat	111	111	111	111	112	112	113	114	114	116	119	122	120	123	115	113	110
Sun	111	111	110	111	111	112	113	112	113	113	112	114	159	171	124	111	110