Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Morgan Hill

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 South, usually 75 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Berkeley to Morgan Hill 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	62	75	96	103	96	83	79	79	80	89	95	97	93	77	66	64	63
Tue	61	78	102	118	102	86	80	77	76	87	98	103	100	84	69	64	63
Wed	61	76	103	110	98	84	80	78	78	88	98	108	104	86	69	64	63
Thu	61	77	101	114	100	86	81	78	86	96	108	113	106	87	71	64	63
Fri	62	72	81	85	84	76	79	84	95	101	108	106	97	89	76	68	63
Sat	62	63	64	64	66	73	81	84	88	88	91	91	90	85	77	71	65
Sun	63	63	63	63	64	67	75	79	82	83	83	84	83	82	79	74	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Berkeley to Morgan Hill (via I-880 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Morgan Hill 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 Morgan Hill?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Morgan Hill?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 61 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Morgan Hill?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (41 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-80 West 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	62	75	96	103	96	83	79	79	80	89	95	97	93	77	66	64	63
Tue	61	78	102	118	102	86	80	77	76	87	98	103	100	84	69	64	63
Wed	61	76	103	110	98	84	80	78	78	88	98	108	104	86	69	64	63
Thu	61	77	101	114	100	86	81	78	86	96	108	113	106	87	71	64	63
Fri	62	72	81	85	84	76	79	84	95	101	108	106	97	89	76	68	63
Sat	62	63	64	64	66	73	81	84	88	88	91	91	90	85	77	71	65
Sun	63	63	63	63	64	67	75	79	82	83	83	84	83	82	79	74	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	75	96	103	96	83	79	79	80	89	95	97	93	77	66	64	63
Tue	61	78	102	118	102	86	80	77	76	87	98	103	100	84	69	64	63
Wed	61	76	103	110	98	84	80	78	78	88	98	108	104	86	69	64	63
Thu	61	77	101	114	100	86	81	78	86	96	108	113	106	87	71	64	63
Fri	62	72	81	85	84	76	79	84	95	101	108	106	97	89	76	68	63
Sat	62	63	64	64	66	73	81	84	88	88	91	91	90	85	77	71	65
Sun	63	63	63	63	64	67	75	79	82	83	83	84	83	82	79	74	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	75	96	103	96	83	79	79	80	89	95	97	93	77	66	64	63
Tue	61	78	102	118	102	86	80	77	76	87	98	103	100	84	69	64	63
Wed	61	76	103	110	98	84	80	78	78	88	98	108	104	86	69	64	63
Thu	61	77	101	114	100	86	81	78	86	96	108	113	106	87	71	64	63
Fri	62	72	81	85	84	76	79	84	95	101	108	106	97	89	76	68	63
Sat	62	63	64	64	66	73	81	84	88	88	91	91	90	85	77	71	65
Sun	63	63	63	63	64	67	75	79	82	83	83	84	83	82	79	74	64