Best Time to Drive from Turlock to Sunnyvale

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 113 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 112 at this time.

Only 5% 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	123	113	189	183	159	120	118	116	116	126	128	136	137	137	121	108	108
Tue	122	115	194	188	164	127	118	115	116	126	140	138	134	129	128	111	107
Wed	122	118	193	187	183	127	119	114	115	123	139	142	133	140	131	121	109
Thu	126	116	193	188	181	119	115	115	118	126	142	138	139	137	132	118	117
Fri	125	112	182	155	124	124	115	116	129	146	152	143	125	119	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	108	108	108	109	109	109	111	114	121	118	121	113	110	107
Sun	108	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	110	138	162	119	109	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 194 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 (162 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 194 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 107 to 194 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Turlock to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays 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 (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 · Turlock to Santa Clara · Turlock to Milpitas · Turlock to San Ramon · Turlock to Cupertino · Turlock to Dublin

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	123	113	189	183	159	120	118	116	116	126	128	136	137	137	121	108	108
Tue	122	115	194	188	164	127	118	115	116	126	140	138	134	129	128	111	107
Wed	122	118	193	187	183	127	119	114	115	123	139	142	133	140	131	121	109
Thu	126	116	193	188	181	119	115	115	118	126	142	138	139	137	132	118	117
Fri	125	112	182	155	124	124	115	116	129	146	152	143	125	119	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	108	108	108	109	109	109	111	114	121	118	121	113	110	107
Sun	108	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	110	138	162	119	109	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	123	113	189	183	159	120	118	116	116	126	128	136	137	137	121	108	108
Tue	122	115	194	188	164	127	118	115	116	126	140	138	134	129	128	111	107
Wed	122	118	193	187	183	127	119	114	115	123	139	142	133	140	131	121	109
Thu	126	116	193	188	181	119	115	115	118	126	142	138	139	137	132	118	117
Fri	125	112	182	155	124	124	115	116	129	146	152	143	125	119	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	108	108	108	109	109	109	111	114	121	118	121	113	110	107
Sun	108	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	110	138	162	119	109	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	123	113	189	183	159	120	118	116	116	126	128	136	137	137	121	108	108
Tue	122	115	194	188	164	127	118	115	116	126	140	138	134	129	128	111	107
Wed	122	118	193	187	183	127	119	114	115	123	139	142	133	140	131	121	109
Thu	126	116	193	188	181	119	115	115	118	126	142	138	139	137	132	118	117
Fri	125	112	182	155	124	124	115	116	129	146	152	143	125	119	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	108	108	108	109	109	109	111	114	121	118	121	113	110	107
Sun	108	107	107	107	108	109	109	109	109	109	109	110	138	162	119	109	107