Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Daly City

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-80 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Berkeley to Daly City 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	19	24	30	37	36	30	29	27	27	25	28	25	29	26	21	20	19
Tue	19	24	34	46	39	34	30	26	24	24	28	29	36	34	22	20	19
Wed	19	23	33	39	37	31	32	27	24	24	27	30	42	37	23	20	19
Thu	19	24	32	41	38	34	33	29	27	28	34	37	56	43	25	20	19
Fri	19	21	27	28	30	25	25	25	28	29	34	33	38	34	27	23	20
Sat	19	19	19	19	19	21	29	38	39	38	39	37	38	38	31	25	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	20	25	29	34	38	37	36	35	33	29	25	20

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Berkeley to Daly City (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Daly City 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 Berkeley to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Daly City?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 19 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Daly City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	24	30	37	36	30	29	27	27	25	28	25	29	26	21	20	19
Tue	19	24	34	46	39	34	30	26	24	24	28	29	36	34	22	20	19
Wed	19	23	33	39	37	31	32	27	24	24	27	30	42	37	23	20	19
Thu	19	24	32	41	38	34	33	29	27	28	34	37	56	43	25	20	19
Fri	19	21	27	28	30	25	25	25	28	29	34	33	38	34	27	23	20
Sat	19	19	19	19	19	21	29	38	39	38	39	37	38	38	31	25	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	20	25	29	34	38	37	36	35	33	29	25	20

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	24	30	37	36	30	29	27	27	25	28	25	29	26	21	20	19
Tue	19	24	34	46	39	34	30	26	24	24	28	29	36	34	22	20	19
Wed	19	23	33	39	37	31	32	27	24	24	27	30	42	37	23	20	19
Thu	19	24	32	41	38	34	33	29	27	28	34	37	56	43	25	20	19
Fri	19	21	27	28	30	25	25	25	28	29	34	33	38	34	27	23	20
Sat	19	19	19	19	19	21	29	38	39	38	39	37	38	38	31	25	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	20	25	29	34	38	37	36	35	33	29	25	20

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	24	30	37	36	30	29	27	27	25	28	25	29	26	21	20	19
Tue	19	24	34	46	39	34	30	26	24	24	28	29	36	34	22	20	19
Wed	19	23	33	39	37	31	32	27	24	24	27	30	42	37	23	20	19
Thu	19	24	32	41	38	34	33	29	27	28	34	37	56	43	25	20	19
Fri	19	21	27	28	30	25	25	25	28	29	34	33	38	34	27	23	20
Sat	19	19	19	19	19	21	29	38	39	38	39	37	38	38	31	25	22
Sun	19	19	19	19	20	20	25	29	34	38	37	36	35	33	29	25	20