Best Time to Drive from Campbell to San Francisco

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via US-101 North and SR-85 North, usually 51 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	49	60	76	64	55	52	51	50	51	53	57	60	53	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	85	76	62	53	50	49	51	54	62	66	61	52	48	47
Wed	46	49	63	83	76	59	53	51	49	51	55	61	66	59	53	48	47
Thu	46	48	63	83	75	60	54	52	50	52	55	63	69	62	53	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	61	55	53	54	51	50	52	55	57	60	55	50	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	54	57	53	51	53	51	51	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	53	50	49	50	49	49	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 85 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. 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 10:30 am on Saturdays (58 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 8 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 85 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 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to San Francisco?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	60	76	64	55	52	51	50	51	53	57	60	53	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	85	76	62	53	50	49	51	54	62	66	61	52	48	47
Wed	46	49	63	83	76	59	53	51	49	51	55	61	66	59	53	48	47
Thu	46	48	63	83	75	60	54	52	50	52	55	63	69	62	53	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	61	55	53	54	51	50	52	55	57	60	55	50	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	54	57	53	51	53	51	51	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	53	50	49	50	49	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	60	76	64	55	52	51	50	51	53	57	60	53	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	85	76	62	53	50	49	51	54	62	66	61	52	48	47
Wed	46	49	63	83	76	59	53	51	49	51	55	61	66	59	53	48	47
Thu	46	48	63	83	75	60	54	52	50	52	55	63	69	62	53	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	61	55	53	54	51	50	52	55	57	60	55	50	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	54	57	53	51	53	51	51	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	53	50	49	50	49	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	60	76	64	55	52	51	50	51	53	57	60	53	49	48	47
Tue	46	48	62	85	76	62	53	50	49	51	54	62	66	61	52	48	47
Wed	46	49	63	83	76	59	53	51	49	51	55	61	66	59	53	48	47
Thu	46	48	63	83	75	60	54	52	50	52	55	63	69	62	53	48	48
Fri	46	48	55	61	55	53	54	51	50	52	55	57	60	55	50	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	54	57	53	51	53	51	51	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	49	50	53	50	49	50	49	49	49	49	49	46