Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Cupertino

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 76 minutes via I-680 South, usually 65 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Walnut Creek 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	52	59	84	79	67	60	57	57	57	58	64	65	67	58	54	53	53
Tue	52	58	94	96	81	67	59	56	56	58	65	72	76	65	54	53	53
Wed	52	59	95	92	76	65	58	57	57	58	65	73	76	65	55	53	53
Thu	52	58	97	88	79	68	58	56	57	59	65	72	77	64	55	53	53
Fri	52	57	65	60	58	57	57	56	57	59	69	70	69	66	56	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Cupertino (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Cupertino?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Cupertino?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (46 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	59	84	79	67	60	57	57	57	58	64	65	67	58	54	53	53
Tue	52	58	94	96	81	67	59	56	56	58	65	72	76	65	54	53	53
Wed	52	59	95	92	76	65	58	57	57	58	65	73	76	65	55	53	53
Thu	52	58	97	88	79	68	58	56	57	59	65	72	77	64	55	53	53
Fri	52	57	65	60	58	57	57	56	57	59	69	70	69	66	56	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	59	84	79	67	60	57	57	57	58	64	65	67	58	54	53	53
Tue	52	58	94	96	81	67	59	56	56	58	65	72	76	65	54	53	53
Wed	52	59	95	92	76	65	58	57	57	58	65	73	76	65	55	53	53
Thu	52	58	97	88	79	68	58	56	57	59	65	72	77	64	55	53	53
Fri	52	57	65	60	58	57	57	56	57	59	69	70	69	66	56	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	59	84	79	67	60	57	57	57	58	64	65	67	58	54	53	53
Tue	52	58	94	96	81	67	59	56	56	58	65	72	76	65	54	53	53
Wed	52	59	95	92	76	65	58	57	57	58	65	73	76	65	55	53	53
Thu	52	58	97	88	79	68	58	56	57	59	65	72	77	64	55	53	53
Fri	52	57	65	60	58	57	57	56	57	59	69	70	69	66	56	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	55	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53