Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Turlock to Milpitas
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 137 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 128 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 110 | 101 | 170 | 167 | 137 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 116 | 126 | 131 | 128 | 115 | 98 | 97 |
| Tue | 110 | 101 | 171 | 170 | 155 | 113 | 106 | 104 | 105 | 115 | 126 | 123 | 125 | 118 | 117 | 101 | 97 |
| Wed | 111 | 101 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 114 | 105 | 104 | 105 | 111 | 124 | 127 | 121 | 127 | 121 | 109 | 101 |
| Thu | 113 | 101 | 171 | 169 | 165 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 109 | 117 | 130 | 128 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 109 | 108 |
| Fri | 114 | 100 | 165 | 159 | 113 | 112 | 103 | 105 | 120 | 138 | 146 | 131 | 118 | 110 | 102 | 101 | 99 |
| Sat | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 103 | 101 | 97 |
| Sun | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 150 | 163 | 111 | 98 | 97 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Turlock to Milpitas (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 172 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (163 minutes).
About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 54 miles surface streets (45 to 111 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Turlock 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 Turlock to Milpitas?
On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Turlock to Milpitas?
The 87-mile drive usually takes 97 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Turlock to Milpitas?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 172 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (13 miles)
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More drives
Milpitas to Turlock (return trip) · Turlock to San Jose · Turlock to Hayward · Turlock to Sunnyvale · Turlock to Santa Clara