Best Time to Drive from Watsonville to San Leandro

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-880 North and SR-17 North and SR-1 North, usually 83 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Watsonville to San Leandro 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	73	77	92	96	85	83	83	83	85	91	96	99	96	86	77	74	73
Tue	72	77	102	109	91	83	82	82	84	90	104	110	108	94	83	74	73
Wed	72	77	100	107	92	84	83	83	85	93	107	111	108	96	84	74	73
Thu	73	77	101	108	90	84	82	82	85	95	108	113	108	95	84	74	73
Fri	73	76	86	89	83	83	84	84	88	97	104	103	99	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	75	78	81	84	84	85	87	89	91	86	83	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	80	82	84	85	87	85	86	82	81	78	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Watsonville to San Leandro (via I-880 North and SR-17 North and SR-1 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Watsonville to central San Leandro 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 Watsonville to San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Watsonville to San Leandro?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 72 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Watsonville to San Leandro?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (34 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-1 North in Bay Area (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	92	96	85	83	83	83	85	91	96	99	96	86	77	74	73
Tue	72	77	102	109	91	83	82	82	84	90	104	110	108	94	83	74	73
Wed	72	77	100	107	92	84	83	83	85	93	107	111	108	96	84	74	73
Thu	73	77	101	108	90	84	82	82	85	95	108	113	108	95	84	74	73
Fri	73	76	86	89	83	83	84	84	88	97	104	103	99	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	75	78	81	84	84	85	87	89	91	86	83	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	80	82	84	85	87	85	86	82	81	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	92	96	85	83	83	83	85	91	96	99	96	86	77	74	73
Tue	72	77	102	109	91	83	82	82	84	90	104	110	108	94	83	74	73
Wed	72	77	100	107	92	84	83	83	85	93	107	111	108	96	84	74	73
Thu	73	77	101	108	90	84	82	82	85	95	108	113	108	95	84	74	73
Fri	73	76	86	89	83	83	84	84	88	97	104	103	99	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	75	78	81	84	84	85	87	89	91	86	83	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	80	82	84	85	87	85	86	82	81	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	77	92	96	85	83	83	83	85	91	96	99	96	86	77	74	73
Tue	72	77	102	109	91	83	82	82	84	90	104	110	108	94	83	74	73
Wed	72	77	100	107	92	84	83	83	85	93	107	111	108	96	84	74	73
Thu	73	77	101	108	90	84	82	82	85	95	108	113	108	95	84	74	73
Fri	73	76	86	89	83	83	84	84	88	97	104	103	99	90	83	75	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	75	78	81	84	84	85	87	89	91	86	83	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	80	82	84	85	87	85	86	82	81	78	73