Best Time to Drive from Campbell to San Francisco

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via US-101 North and SR-85 North, usually 49 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Campbell 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	46	48	59	75	64	54	52	51	49	50	53	56	60	54	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	84	75	62	53	50	49	51	54	61	65	60	53	48	47
Wed	46	48	62	83	74	59	53	51	49	51	55	60	67	61	53	48	47
Thu	46	49	63	83	74	61	54	51	50	52	55	62	69	63	54	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	60	55	53	53	51	50	52	55	58	61	56	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	50	49	50	49	50	49	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Campbell to San Francisco (via US-101 North and SR-85 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell 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 Campbell to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Campbell to San Francisco?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to San Francisco?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (13 miles)

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More drives

San Francisco to Campbell (return trip) · Campbell to Lodi · Campbell to Oakland · Campbell to Stockton · Campbell to Fremont · Campbell to Modesto · Campbell to Hayward · Campbell to Salinas · Campbell to Sunnyvale · Campbell to Concord · Campbell to Vallejo · Campbell to Berkeley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	59	75	64	54	52	51	49	50	53	56	60	54	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	84	75	62	53	50	49	51	54	61	65	60	53	48	47
Wed	46	48	62	83	74	59	53	51	49	51	55	60	67	61	53	48	47
Thu	46	49	63	83	74	61	54	51	50	52	55	62	69	63	54	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	60	55	53	53	51	50	52	55	58	61	56	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	50	49	50	49	50	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	59	75	64	54	52	51	49	50	53	56	60	54	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	84	75	62	53	50	49	51	54	61	65	60	53	48	47
Wed	46	48	62	83	74	59	53	51	49	51	55	60	67	61	53	48	47
Thu	46	49	63	83	74	61	54	51	50	52	55	62	69	63	54	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	60	55	53	53	51	50	52	55	58	61	56	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	50	49	50	49	50	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	59	75	64	54	52	51	49	50	53	56	60	54	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	84	75	62	53	50	49	51	54	61	65	60	53	48	47
Wed	46	48	62	83	74	59	53	51	49	51	55	60	67	61	53	48	47
Thu	46	49	63	83	74	61	54	51	50	52	55	62	69	63	54	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	60	55	53	53	51	50	52	55	58	61	56	52	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	50	49	50	49	50	49	49	49	46