Best Time to Drive from Turlock to Santa Clara

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 131 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South and I-880 South, usually 150 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Santa Clara 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	119	114	188	183	140	119	118	117	116	132	134	145	145	150	140	108	107
Tue	120	116	194	187	160	129	118	114	116	132	151	140	139	132	129	109	106
Wed	122	117	193	187	181	129	117	115	117	127	144	143	133	147	139	121	114
Thu	122	117	193	187	181	115	114	114	118	125	144	141	144	144	136	123	123
Fri	124	112	181	175	128	125	113	115	132	152	165	149	139	125	114	112	110
Sat	107	107	106	107	108	108	109	110	111	112	115	117	111	113	108	108	106
Sun	107	107	106	107	108	108	108	109	109	109	109	112	158	178	133	108	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 94-mile drive from Turlock to Santa Clara (via I-580 East and I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 106 minutes and up to 194 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 119 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (179 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (49 to 122 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Turlock to central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 106 minutes then, versus up to 194 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Turlock to Santa Clara?

The 94-mile drive usually takes 106 to 194 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Turlock to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 194 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	119	114	188	183	140	119	118	117	116	132	134	145	145	150	140	108	107
Tue	120	116	194	187	160	129	118	114	116	132	151	140	139	132	129	109	106
Wed	122	117	193	187	181	129	117	115	117	127	144	143	133	147	139	121	114
Thu	122	117	193	187	181	115	114	114	118	125	144	141	144	144	136	123	123
Fri	124	112	181	175	128	125	113	115	132	152	165	149	139	125	114	112	110
Sat	107	107	106	107	108	108	109	110	111	112	115	117	111	113	108	108	106
Sun	107	107	106	107	108	108	108	109	109	109	109	112	158	178	133	108	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	119	114	188	183	140	119	118	117	116	132	134	145	145	150	140	108	107
Tue	120	116	194	187	160	129	118	114	116	132	151	140	139	132	129	109	106
Wed	122	117	193	187	181	129	117	115	117	127	144	143	133	147	139	121	114
Thu	122	117	193	187	181	115	114	114	118	125	144	141	144	144	136	123	123
Fri	124	112	181	175	128	125	113	115	132	152	165	149	139	125	114	112	110
Sat	107	107	106	107	108	108	109	110	111	112	115	117	111	113	108	108	106
Sun	107	107	106	107	108	108	108	109	109	109	109	112	158	178	133	108	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	119	114	188	183	140	119	118	117	116	132	134	145	145	150	140	108	107
Tue	120	116	194	187	160	129	118	114	116	132	151	140	139	132	129	109	106
Wed	122	117	193	187	181	129	117	115	117	127	144	143	133	147	139	121	114
Thu	122	117	193	187	181	115	114	114	118	125	144	141	144	144	136	123	123
Fri	124	112	181	175	128	125	113	115	132	152	165	149	139	125	114	112	110
Sat	107	107	106	107	108	108	109	110	111	112	115	117	111	113	108	108	106
Sun	107	107	106	107	108	108	108	109	109	109	109	112	158	178	133	108	106