Need mapquest verification on the bay area
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Need mapquest verification on the bay area
Mapquest tells me that from San Jose to Martinez would take 1hr.
From San Jose to Union city 26min.
Are these figures a good guess?
From San Jose to Union city 26min.
Are these figures a good guess?
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1 hour seems about right to SJ, but the 26 minutes to UC might be alittle off. I'm guessing it would take alittle longer, not much though. Although SJ is a ways past UC. Again, it depends what end you are starting and finishing at and which freeways you choose to take.
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from SJ to Martinez "counter commute" probably isn't too bad, but last week it took me nearly 2 hours from Berkeley to Santa Clara during morning commute.
I don't know how people do it, I'd go postal if I had to suffer through that ordeal every day
I don't know how people do it, I'd go postal if I had to suffer through that ordeal every day
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Originally Posted by psoper
from SJ to Martinez "counter commute" probably isn't too bad, but last week it took me nearly 2 hours from Berkeley to Santa Clara during morning commute.
I don't know how people do it, I'd go postal if I had to suffer through that ordeal every day
I don't know how people do it, I'd go postal if I had to suffer through that ordeal every day
Fortunately, there are back roads (Wilson Hill Rd, Hicks Valley, Red Hill, Nicasio Valley, Lucas Valley) which provide much more entertainment for my commuting dollar.
from San Jose you could hit Martinez ONLY if there was no traffic and you were going 75mph+
I go from Union City to SJSU 2-3 times a week, and trust me, no traffic, I can get to SJ in 25mins easy.
Problem is, there is heavy traffic 98% of the time.
-Gagan
I go from Union City to SJSU 2-3 times a week, and trust me, no traffic, I can get to SJ in 25mins easy.
Problem is, there is heavy traffic 98% of the time.
-Gagan
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I used to commute from union city to concord everyday and the commute time was 45 minutes to 1 hour.
if that helps at all. I know traffic isn't much from sunol on, not sure how it is on northbound 680 up through fremont though.
if that helps at all. I know traffic isn't much from sunol on, not sure how it is on northbound 680 up through fremont though.
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I commute from UC to Walnut Creek and during rush hour it takes anywhere from 1 to 1.5 hrs, but I hit 84 through Niles to 680 to avoid the 880/238 traffic. Off commute it only takes 45 min but I can't promise that is at the speed limit 
The traffic doesn't really get bad until the Sycamore Valley exit on 680.
The traffic doesn't really get bad until the Sycamore Valley exit on 680.
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Originally Posted by WRBlueGirl
I commute from UC to Walnut Creek and during rush hour it takes anywhere from 1 to 1.5 hrs, but I hit 84 through Niles to 680 to avoid the 880/238 traffic. Off commute it only takes 45 min but I can't promise that is at the speed limit The traffic doesn't really get bad until the Sycamore Valley exit on 680.
The traffic doesn't really get bad until the Sycamore Valley exit on 680.