Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Milpitas

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-680 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Walnut Creek to Milpitas 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	36	41	51	53	49	43	40	41	41	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	37
Tue	36	41	53	60	57	48	42	40	39	40	44	45	48	44	38	38	37
Wed	36	40	52	56	52	46	41	40	40	41	43	45	48	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	52	56	55	48	41	40	40	42	46	45	49	47	39	37	38
Fri	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	40	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	39	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Milpitas (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 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 Walnut Creek to Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 36 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Milpitas?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (37 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	51	53	49	43	40	41	41	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	37
Tue	36	41	53	60	57	48	42	40	39	40	44	45	48	44	38	38	37
Wed	36	40	52	56	52	46	41	40	40	41	43	45	48	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	52	56	55	48	41	40	40	42	46	45	49	47	39	37	38
Fri	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	40	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	39	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	51	53	49	43	40	41	41	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	37
Tue	36	41	53	60	57	48	42	40	39	40	44	45	48	44	38	38	37
Wed	36	40	52	56	52	46	41	40	40	41	43	45	48	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	52	56	55	48	41	40	40	42	46	45	49	47	39	37	38
Fri	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	40	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	39	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	41	51	53	49	43	40	41	41	40	41	41	41	40	38	37	37
Tue	36	41	53	60	57	48	42	40	39	40	44	45	48	44	38	38	37
Wed	36	40	52	56	52	46	41	40	40	41	43	45	48	45	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	52	56	55	48	41	40	40	42	46	45	49	47	39	37	38
Fri	36	39	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	43	43	42	43	43	40	38	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	39	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	37