Best Time to Drive from Campbell to San Mateo

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 46 minutes via US-101 North and SR-85 North, usually 43 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Campbell 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	31	32	35	47	44	36	34	33	33	34	37	38	41	37	33	31	32
Tue	31	32	37	55	55	43	36	34	33	35	38	43	46	43	36	32	32
Wed	31	32	37	52	52	42	36	34	33	35	39	42	47	44	36	32	32
Thu	31	32	38	54	53	41	36	34	33	36	39	42	46	43	37	32	32
Fri	31	31	34	39	37	34	34	34	34	36	39	40	41	37	34	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Campbell to San Mateo (via US-101 North and SR-85 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell 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 Campbell to San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to San Mateo?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	35	47	44	36	34	33	33	34	37	38	41	37	33	31	32
Tue	31	32	37	55	55	43	36	34	33	35	38	43	46	43	36	32	32
Wed	31	32	37	52	52	42	36	34	33	35	39	42	47	44	36	32	32
Thu	31	32	38	54	53	41	36	34	33	36	39	42	46	43	37	32	32
Fri	31	31	34	39	37	34	34	34	34	36	39	40	41	37	34	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	35	47	44	36	34	33	33	34	37	38	41	37	33	31	32
Tue	31	32	37	55	55	43	36	34	33	35	38	43	46	43	36	32	32
Wed	31	32	37	52	52	42	36	34	33	35	39	42	47	44	36	32	32
Thu	31	32	38	54	53	41	36	34	33	36	39	42	46	43	37	32	32
Fri	31	31	34	39	37	34	34	34	34	36	39	40	41	37	34	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	35	47	44	36	34	33	33	34	37	38	41	37	33	31	32
Tue	31	32	37	55	55	43	36	34	33	35	38	43	46	43	36	32	32
Wed	31	32	37	52	52	42	36	34	33	35	39	42	47	44	36	32	32
Thu	31	32	38	54	53	41	36	34	33	36	39	42	46	43	37	32	32
Fri	31	31	34	39	37	34	34	34	34	36	39	40	41	37	34	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31