Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Mountain View

Right now (8:03 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-680 South, usually 48 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Mountain View 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	47	53	66	70	61	55	52	53	52	52	53	54	56	52	48	48	48
Tue	46	52	71	81	78	63	54	51	51	51	55	63	64	55	49	48	48
Wed	47	52	69	76	70	61	53	51	51	51	55	64	66	55	50	48	47
Thu	46	52	70	76	73	62	52	51	51	52	57	64	67	56	50	48	48
Fri	47	50	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	53	54	55	57	54	51	48	48
Sat	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	58	60	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	47	48	48	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	55	49	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Mountain View (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 81 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek (North Main Street) to central Mountain View (Castro Street) 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 Mountain View?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Mountain View?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 46 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Mountain View?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	53	66	70	61	55	52	53	52	52	53	54	56	52	48	48	48
Tue	46	52	71	81	78	63	54	51	51	51	55	63	64	55	49	48	48
Wed	47	52	69	76	70	61	53	51	51	51	55	64	66	55	50	48	47
Thu	46	52	70	76	73	62	52	51	51	52	57	64	67	56	50	48	48
Fri	47	50	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	53	54	55	57	54	51	48	48
Sat	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	58	60	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	47	48	48	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	55	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	53	66	70	61	55	52	53	52	52	53	54	56	52	48	48	48
Tue	46	52	71	81	78	63	54	51	51	51	55	63	64	55	49	48	48
Wed	47	52	69	76	70	61	53	51	51	51	55	64	66	55	50	48	47
Thu	46	52	70	76	73	62	52	51	51	52	57	64	67	56	50	48	48
Fri	47	50	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	53	54	55	57	54	51	48	48
Sat	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	58	60	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	47	48	48	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	55	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	53	66	70	61	55	52	53	52	52	53	54	56	52	48	48	48
Tue	46	52	71	81	78	63	54	51	51	51	55	63	64	55	49	48	48
Wed	47	52	69	76	70	61	53	51	51	51	55	64	66	55	50	48	47
Thu	46	52	70	76	73	62	52	51	51	52	57	64	67	56	50	48	48
Fri	47	50	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	53	54	55	57	54	51	48	48
Sat	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	58	60	50	48	47
Sun	47	48	48	47	48	48	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	55	49	49	47