Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Daly City

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-280 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Cupertino to Daly City 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	37	38	38	40	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	42	38	37	38	38
Tue	38	37	39	42	41	42	39	39	39	39	40	46	49	43	38	38	38
Wed	37	37	39	42	43	40	39	39	39	39	41	45	51	44	38	38	38
Thu	37	37	39	43	45	42	40	39	39	39	42	48	53	46	39	38	38
Fri	37	37	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	40	43	42	44	42	39	38	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	39	40	38	38	37	37	37	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Cupertino to Daly City (via I-280 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino to central Daly City 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 Cupertino to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cupertino to Daly City?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Daly City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 North in Bay Area (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	38	40	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	42	38	37	38	38
Tue	38	37	39	42	41	42	39	39	39	39	40	46	49	43	38	38	38
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Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	39	40	38	38	37	37	37	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	38	40	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	42	38	37	38	38
Tue	38	37	39	42	41	42	39	39	39	39	40	46	49	43	38	38	38
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Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	39	40	38	38	37	37	37	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	38	40	42	40	39	38	39	38	39	41	42	38	37	38	38
Tue	38	37	39	42	41	42	39	39	39	39	40	46	49	43	38	38	38
Wed	37	37	39	42	43	40	39	39	39	39	41	45	51	44	38	38	38
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Fri	37	37	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	40	43	42	44	42	39	38	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	39	39	40	38	38	37	37	37	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	38