Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Berkeley

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 35 minutes via I-80 East and I-280 North and US-101 North, usually 29 at this time.

Only 40% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Daly City to Berkeley (via I-80 East and I-280 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 25 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Daly City to central Berkeley 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 Daly City to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 21 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 25 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Berkeley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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