Hi, I'm new to town, and will be commuting daily in the summer from Santa Clara to UC Berkeley.

Trying to decide if I should drive or public transportation the way there.

Can someone tell me which way the traffic heads in the morning and late afternoon?

And is it stop and go traffic? or whats the average MPH?

Thanks.

 

look at www.511.org

 

sweet, thanks!

 

880 is horrible gridlock up the ying yang.

 

880 sucks all ways always.

 

good luck with the commute! you might want to find someone to carpool with u.

 

It's terrible... but there has been more CHP presence lately.

 

880 Worst Freeway in California.

 

405

 

Welcome to the Bay Area. Traffic is congested on 880 mostly northbound in the AM and southbound in the PM through San Jose. Traffic around 101 and Dixon Landing is particulary heavy in both directions. Getting on from Bascom or the Alameda?

 

its only terrible if your in the wrong vehicle. when i commute during traffic hours, i jump on my bike and lane split. =)

 

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i will do that in sf side but east bay drivers are crazy and angry all the time. so i dont ride my bike there

 

ditto! 405 is THE worst!

 

you could drive up to fremont and bart it out to berkeley also. depends what times you are commuting. I go from fremont to milpitas at 7am and dont hit any traffic and the northbound side seems empty i think. traffic around northbound hayward is heavy though.

 

880 is bad but only during certain times...it seems there is always traffic on the 405...day or night, weekdays or weekends.