Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to San Mateo

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-580 East and SR-92 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Brentwood to San Mateo 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	70	79	88	84	83	82	79	79	77	78	83	111	107	96	70	69	69
Tue	69	83	93	90	84	82	79	78	76	79	91	112	109	99	73	69	68
Wed	69	82	92	89	84	81	79	77	76	80	91	116	111	103	82	70	68
Thu	70	84	95	89	82	80	78	75	76	83	95	114	115	105	84	73	71
Fri	69	77	81	80	80	78	77	78	84	102	118	123	111	96	74	73	71
Sat	68	69	70	70	71	73	75	75	78	77	76	75	75	72	71	70	68
Sun	69	69	68	68	69	70	72	72	72	74	73	73	73	71	71	72	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Brentwood to San Mateo (via I-580 East and SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (36 to 82 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood to central San Mateo 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 Brentwood to San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to San Mateo?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 68 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to San Mateo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	88	84	83	82	79	79	77	78	83	111	107	96	70	69	69
Tue	69	83	93	90	84	82	79	78	76	79	91	112	109	99	73	69	68
Wed	69	82	92	89	84	81	79	77	76	80	91	116	111	103	82	70	68
Thu	70	84	95	89	82	80	78	75	76	83	95	114	115	105	84	73	71
Fri	69	77	81	80	80	78	77	78	84	102	118	123	111	96	74	73	71
Sat	68	69	70	70	71	73	75	75	78	77	76	75	75	72	71	70	68
Sun	69	69	68	68	69	70	72	72	72	74	73	73	73	71	71	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	88	84	83	82	79	79	77	78	83	111	107	96	70	69	69
Tue	69	83	93	90	84	82	79	78	76	79	91	112	109	99	73	69	68
Wed	69	82	92	89	84	81	79	77	76	80	91	116	111	103	82	70	68
Thu	70	84	95	89	82	80	78	75	76	83	95	114	115	105	84	73	71
Fri	69	77	81	80	80	78	77	78	84	102	118	123	111	96	74	73	71
Sat	68	69	70	70	71	73	75	75	78	77	76	75	75	72	71	70	68
Sun	69	69	68	68	69	70	72	72	72	74	73	73	73	71	71	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	88	84	83	82	79	79	77	78	83	111	107	96	70	69	69
Tue	69	83	93	90	84	82	79	78	76	79	91	112	109	99	73	69	68
Wed	69	82	92	89	84	81	79	77	76	80	91	116	111	103	82	70	68
Thu	70	84	95	89	82	80	78	75	76	83	95	114	115	105	84	73	71
Fri	69	77	81	80	80	78	77	78	84	102	118	123	111	96	74	73	71
Sat	68	69	70	70	71	73	75	75	78	77	76	75	75	72	71	70	68
Sun	69	69	68	68	69	70	72	72	72	74	73	73	73	71	71	72	69