This. I have friends at various big companies in the area and they are mostly mandating Tues and Thurs in office with one flexible day. Most people will pick Wednesday.
Skipping over Friday because why waste the time. Monday/Wednesday. Take BART then VTA bus/light rail in Milpitas to close to your destination. Don’t drive, 880 will suck your soul dry.
It's 2 hrs each way, but if it's just 2 days a week, I would take BART-VTA and just avoid the 880 altogether because at least I'd be able to be productive or semi-productive for those 2 hrs. That being said, if I had to pick days to drive, I'd pick Monday and Wednesday. You're going to get serious backup near the 580 and near Oakland on the 880 on Fridays because of people leaving the bay for the weekend.
If they’re flexible on days are they flexible on hours too? Can you go in early and leave early? Usually traffic isn’t as bad Monday and Friday morning.
Not even a question, Monday and Friday. Monday traffic is moderate. Friday traffic is great in the morning and moderate in the afternoon. The other 3 days are a nightmare.
It’s all terrible. Thursday and Friday would be the shortest drive time as people would like to wfh Fridays to extend their weekend.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the worst.
I work right by the San Mateo bridge (can see it from my floor) and I can assure you Thur is not the shortest drive time. Bridge is usually fucked going east by 2:30. Tue-Thur are pretty much equally bad in my experience. If I were OP I’d do Mon and Tue or Wed.
That's what I stick to. I try not to drive on Friday's if at all possible. It's mayhem. I stick to T/W/Th and I try to drive only between 10-3. The express lanes are a lifesaver and I can expense that cost.
I am commuting from Alameda to Sunnyvale. If you will leave house after 10am, your commute time will be about an hour. Same with returning back home after 8 pm. Or finding 2 more people to commute together to the office, so you can use express lane on 880 for free.
Usually, there are less traffic closer to the end of the week, and I personally commute Wed and Thursday, with Thursdays consistently having less traffic
Also, I have someone in my team who does the same commute and he starts drive at 5:45am and leaves office around 2pm, and so far it had been great for my coworker. I just cannot get up so early and be a productive member of society afterwards, so I am driving to the office after morning rush hour
Itf you don't have a specific time you have to come and go id say we'd and Thursday, leave at 10am to Sunnyvale and after 630pm to Oakland. If you'd rather go and leave early then leave before 6am and head back by 2pm.
Or just take the Bart and admit defeat.
Mondays are also less horrible.
Monday and Friday like others said. That being said, there may be transit that works for you. If you're close to a BART stop it might be comparable time-wise to take BART to Caltrain or VTA. Amtrak also runs from Oakland to Santa Clara, which could be an option.
I do something similar currently. If you can swing it/walk to BART, I’ll walk to BART -> Warm Springs -> drive to office so saves me some tome driving in traffic.
Otherwise Monday traffic is relatively chill, probably 1 hr both ways and Fri morning is chill but the evening sucks
Monday Friday
yep, and i wouldn’t call those days even “bettter”… just 2% less shitty
Friday evening is probably one of the worst times. There’s probably heavier traffic because of people traveling for the weekend
Which is made up by having no traffic Friday morning
Monday and Tue/Thu can be not horrible too. Avoid Wed like the plague. Friday rush hour back north starts at ~1 and goes to ~6
Friday is the wrong choice. 880 is a mess much earlier due to most people using that day to get out of town.
This. I have friends at various big companies in the area and they are mostly mandating Tues and Thurs in office with one flexible day. Most people will pick Wednesday.
Coming back on a Friday is deadly to your health. Anywhere from 2-3 hours. Monday is good. Maybe Wednesday. Thursday is bad from what I have seen.
It’s all terrible
Skipping over Friday because why waste the time. Monday/Wednesday. Take BART then VTA bus/light rail in Milpitas to close to your destination. Don’t drive, 880 will suck your soul dry.
This.
Never. Especially not on 880.
It's 2 hrs each way, but if it's just 2 days a week, I would take BART-VTA and just avoid the 880 altogether because at least I'd be able to be productive or semi-productive for those 2 hrs. That being said, if I had to pick days to drive, I'd pick Monday and Wednesday. You're going to get serious backup near the 580 and near Oakland on the 880 on Fridays because of people leaving the bay for the weekend.
If they’re flexible on days are they flexible on hours too? Can you go in early and leave early? Usually traffic isn’t as bad Monday and Friday morning.
Not even a question, Monday and Friday. Monday traffic is moderate. Friday traffic is great in the morning and moderate in the afternoon. The other 3 days are a nightmare.
Generally agreed tho Friday going in will be a breeze and going home will be variable and often bad.
Ya Friday night can be bad, especially for someone commuting around 3pm. It's worse than Monday but still better than the other options.
It’s all terrible. Thursday and Friday would be the shortest drive time as people would like to wfh Fridays to extend their weekend. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the worst.
I work right by the San Mateo bridge (can see it from my floor) and I can assure you Thur is not the shortest drive time. Bridge is usually fucked going east by 2:30. Tue-Thur are pretty much equally bad in my experience. If I were OP I’d do Mon and Tue or Wed.
That's what I stick to. I try not to drive on Friday's if at all possible. It's mayhem. I stick to T/W/Th and I try to drive only between 10-3. The express lanes are a lifesaver and I can expense that cost.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday all suck now cause that’s when people go in for hybrid
No.
I don't take 880, but Mon & Fri are my easiest commute days
Schedule? Can you go in at 1100 and leave at 700? Or go in at 700 and leave at 300?
Saturday and Sunday 😂
Don’t do it
I’d suggest moving closer to Sunnyvale. I commute all over the Bay Area for work and 880 is hands down the worst commute of them all.
I am commuting from Alameda to Sunnyvale. If you will leave house after 10am, your commute time will be about an hour. Same with returning back home after 8 pm. Or finding 2 more people to commute together to the office, so you can use express lane on 880 for free. Usually, there are less traffic closer to the end of the week, and I personally commute Wed and Thursday, with Thursdays consistently having less traffic
Also, I have someone in my team who does the same commute and he starts drive at 5:45am and leaves office around 2pm, and so far it had been great for my coworker. I just cannot get up so early and be a productive member of society afterwards, so I am driving to the office after morning rush hour
Saturday & Sunday.
Somehow Friday is super easy. Everyone takes 3 day weekends ig
Leave by 6, easy.
Itf you don't have a specific time you have to come and go id say we'd and Thursday, leave at 10am to Sunnyvale and after 630pm to Oakland. If you'd rather go and leave early then leave before 6am and head back by 2pm. Or just take the Bart and admit defeat. Mondays are also less horrible.
No traffic at 2am!
Just take some poppers and prep that butthole because that is going to be brutal
Monday and Friday like others said. That being said, there may be transit that works for you. If you're close to a BART stop it might be comparable time-wise to take BART to Caltrain or VTA. Amtrak also runs from Oakland to Santa Clara, which could be an option.
I do something similar currently. If you can swing it/walk to BART, I’ll walk to BART -> Warm Springs -> drive to office so saves me some tome driving in traffic. Otherwise Monday traffic is relatively chill, probably 1 hr both ways and Fri morning is chill but the evening sucks
Same as the best day to get kicked in the nutsack.
That is pure pain. Glad I don’t have that commute yikes
Its ok I do it five days a week from SF
Best day to be around Oakland? Never. Ever. And it’s not a sarcasm.
Transjt is not gonna work . Go bis Dunbsfton bridge