Best Time to Drive from Turlock to Sunnyvale

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 109 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Sunnyvale 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	115	113	187	184	120	116	120	117	115	119	131	145	146	151	140	109	108
Tue	120	116	195	189	161	129	118	115	116	129	147	138	138	133	130	110	107
Wed	123	117	193	187	182	129	117	115	116	125	141	140	132	148	140	122	114
Thu	123	116	194	188	182	115	115	114	117	122	141	139	145	145	136	123	124
Fri	125	112	182	175	128	126	113	115	129	148	161	147	139	126	115	113	111
Sat	107	107	107	108	108	108	109	110	109	111	115	116	111	110	109	110	107
Sun	107	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	152	179	115	108	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Turlock to Sunnyvale (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 107 minutes and up to 196 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. 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 6 pm on Sundays (179 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (49 to 121 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Turlock to central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 107 minutes then, versus up to 196 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 107 to 196 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Turlock to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 196 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 (5 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	113	187	184	120	116	120	117	115	119	131	145	146	151	140	109	108
Tue	120	116	195	189	161	129	118	115	116	129	147	138	138	133	130	110	107
Wed	123	117	193	187	182	129	117	115	116	125	141	140	132	148	140	122	114
Thu	123	116	194	188	182	115	115	114	117	122	141	139	145	145	136	123	124
Fri	125	112	182	175	128	126	113	115	129	148	161	147	139	126	115	113	111
Sat	107	107	107	108	108	108	109	110	109	111	115	116	111	110	109	110	107
Sun	107	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	152	179	115	108	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	113	187	184	120	116	120	117	115	119	131	145	146	151	140	109	108
Tue	120	116	195	189	161	129	118	115	116	129	147	138	138	133	130	110	107
Wed	123	117	193	187	182	129	117	115	116	125	141	140	132	148	140	122	114
Thu	123	116	194	188	182	115	115	114	117	122	141	139	145	145	136	123	124
Fri	125	112	182	175	128	126	113	115	129	148	161	147	139	126	115	113	111
Sat	107	107	107	108	108	108	109	110	109	111	115	116	111	110	109	110	107
Sun	107	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	152	179	115	108	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	113	187	184	120	116	120	117	115	119	131	145	146	151	140	109	108
Tue	120	116	195	189	161	129	118	115	116	129	147	138	138	133	130	110	107
Wed	123	117	193	187	182	129	117	115	116	125	141	140	132	148	140	122	114
Thu	123	116	194	188	182	115	115	114	117	122	141	139	145	145	136	123	124
Fri	125	112	182	175	128	126	113	115	129	148	161	147	139	126	115	113	111
Sat	107	107	107	108	108	108	109	110	109	111	115	116	111	110	109	110	107
Sun	107	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	109	152	179	115	108	107