Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Brentwood

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 68 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Daly City to Brentwood 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	65	67	68	76	78	72	71	71	71	75	86	88	91	80	70	68	66
Tue	65	68	69	78	80	71	72	71	71	75	90	97	101	87	71	68	65
Wed	65	67	69	77	80	73	70	72	71	75	90	101	108	90	73	69	66
Thu	65	67	69	78	79	72	71	71	71	77	90	101	106	91	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	68	73	72	71	72	72	74	83	102	108	102	87	73	69	66
Sat	65	65	65	66	66	67	70	71	74	75	75	75	73	69	68	69	67
Sun	65	65	64	65	65	66	67	70	72	73	72	72	69	69	70	69	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Daly City to Brentwood (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 15 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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 65 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Brentwood to Daly City (return trip) · Daly City to San Jose · Daly City to San Francisco · Daly City to Oakland · Daly City to Stockton · Daly City to Fremont · Daly City to Santa Rosa · Daly City to Hayward · Daly City to Sunnyvale · Daly City to Concord · Daly City to Santa Clara · Daly City to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	68	76	78	72	71	71	71	75	86	88	91	80	70	68	66
Tue	65	68	69	78	80	71	72	71	71	75	90	97	101	87	71	68	65
Wed	65	67	69	77	80	73	70	72	71	75	90	101	108	90	73	69	66
Thu	65	67	69	78	79	72	71	71	71	77	90	101	106	91	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	68	73	72	71	72	72	74	83	102	108	102	87	73	69	66
Sat	65	65	65	66	66	67	70	71	74	75	75	75	73	69	68	69	67
Sun	65	65	64	65	65	66	67	70	72	73	72	72	69	69	70	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	68	76	78	72	71	71	71	75	86	88	91	80	70	68	66
Tue	65	68	69	78	80	71	72	71	71	75	90	97	101	87	71	68	65
Wed	65	67	69	77	80	73	70	72	71	75	90	101	108	90	73	69	66
Thu	65	67	69	78	79	72	71	71	71	77	90	101	106	91	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	68	73	72	71	72	72	74	83	102	108	102	87	73	69	66
Sat	65	65	65	66	66	67	70	71	74	75	75	75	73	69	68	69	67
Sun	65	65	64	65	65	66	67	70	72	73	72	72	69	69	70	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	68	76	78	72	71	71	71	75	86	88	91	80	70	68	66
Tue	65	68	69	78	80	71	72	71	71	75	90	97	101	87	71	68	65
Wed	65	67	69	77	80	73	70	72	71	75	90	101	108	90	73	69	66
Thu	65	67	69	78	79	72	71	71	71	77	90	101	106	91	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	68	73	72	71	72	72	74	83	102	108	102	87	73	69	66
Sat	65	65	65	66	66	67	70	71	74	75	75	75	73	69	68	69	67
Sun	65	65	64	65	65	66	67	70	72	73	72	72	69	69	70	69	65