Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Cupertino

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-280 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Cupertino 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	39	44	48	41	41	41	42	41	46	41	42	40	38	38	38
Tue	37	38	40	49	51	43	42	41	41	40	45	46	46	43	39	38	38
Wed	37	37	38	47	52	41	43	46	48	50	49	64	47	43	42	39	37
Thu	37	37	39	48	49	42	40	41	40	40	45	46	44	42	42	39	37
Fri	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	45	44	43	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	40	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Daly City to Cupertino (via I-280 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 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 Cupertino 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 Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Cupertino?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 South in Bay Area (38 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	39	44	48	41	41	41	42	41	46	41	42	40	38	38	38
Tue	37	38	40	49	51	43	42	41	41	40	45	46	46	43	39	38	38
Wed	37	37	38	47	52	41	43	46	48	50	49	64	47	43	42	39	37
Thu	37	37	39	48	49	42	40	41	40	40	45	46	44	42	42	39	37
Fri	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	45	44	43	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	40	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	39	44	48	41	41	41	42	41	46	41	42	40	38	38	38
Tue	37	38	40	49	51	43	42	41	41	40	45	46	46	43	39	38	38
Wed	37	37	38	47	52	41	43	46	48	50	49	64	47	43	42	39	37
Thu	37	37	39	48	49	42	40	41	40	40	45	46	44	42	42	39	37
Fri	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	45	44	43	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	40	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	39	44	48	41	41	41	42	41	46	41	42	40	38	38	38
Tue	37	38	40	49	51	43	42	41	41	40	45	46	46	43	39	38	38
Wed	37	37	38	47	52	41	43	46	48	50	49	64	47	43	42	39	37
Thu	37	37	39	48	49	42	40	41	40	40	45	46	44	42	42	39	37
Fri	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	45	44	43	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	39	40	40	40	38	37
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	37