Best Time to Drive from Agua Caliente to San Francisco

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via US-101 South and SR-37 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Agua Caliente to San Francisco 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	55	58	64	68	64	61	59	60	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	56
Tue	55	58	67	68	66	61	60	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Wed	55	57	64	66	63	61	59	58	58	58	59	61	60	57	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	66	69	64	63	63	59	59	59	58	61	61	58	57	58	56
Fri	55	57	61	61	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	57	57	57	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	59	59	59	61	60	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	60	58	57	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Agua Caliente to San Francisco (via US-101 South and SR-37 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (30 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Agua Caliente to downtown San Francisco 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 Agua Caliente to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Agua Caliente to San Francisco?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 55 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Agua Caliente to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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San Francisco to Agua Caliente (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	64	68	64	61	59	60	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	56
Tue	55	58	67	68	66	61	60	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Wed	55	57	64	66	63	61	59	58	58	58	59	61	60	57	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	66	69	64	63	63	59	59	59	58	61	61	58	57	58	56
Fri	55	57	61	61	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	57	57	57	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	59	59	59	61	60	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	60	58	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	64	68	64	61	59	60	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	56
Tue	55	58	67	68	66	61	60	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Wed	55	57	64	66	63	61	59	58	58	58	59	61	60	57	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	66	69	64	63	63	59	59	59	58	61	61	58	57	58	56
Fri	55	57	61	61	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	57	57	57	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	59	59	59	61	60	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	60	58	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	64	68	64	61	59	60	58	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	56
Tue	55	58	67	68	66	61	60	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Wed	55	57	64	66	63	61	59	58	58	58	59	61	60	57	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	66	69	64	63	63	59	59	59	58	61	61	58	57	58	56
Fri	55	57	61	61	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	57	57	57	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	59	59	59	61	60	63	62	59	57	57	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	60	58	57	56