Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Gilroy

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-280 South and US-101 South and SR-85 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Gilroy 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	71	72	73	78	83	77	78	77	80	89	105	106	97	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	82	85	79	77	77	79	90	116	123	114	92	75	71	71
Wed	70	71	72	80	86	77	79	83	88	105	123	143	117	93	79	72	70
Thu	70	71	73	81	83	77	75	77	81	97	119	127	110	91	79	72	70
Fri	70	71	73	75	76	77	78	81	90	100	112	109	95	84	78	72	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	73	77	79	81	81	80	79	77	75	73	73	71	70
Sun	71	70	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Daly City to Gilroy (via I-280 South and US-101 South and SR-85 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Daly City to central Gilroy 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 Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 70 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Gilroy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 South in Bay Area (38 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	72	73	78	83	77	78	77	80	89	105	106	97	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	82	85	79	77	77	79	90	116	123	114	92	75	71	71
Wed	70	71	72	80	86	77	79	83	88	105	123	143	117	93	79	72	70
Thu	70	71	73	81	83	77	75	77	81	97	119	127	110	91	79	72	70
Fri	70	71	73	75	76	77	78	81	90	100	112	109	95	84	78	72	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	73	77	79	81	81	80	79	77	75	73	73	71	70
Sun	71	70	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	72	73	78	83	77	78	77	80	89	105	106	97	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	82	85	79	77	77	79	90	116	123	114	92	75	71	71
Wed	70	71	72	80	86	77	79	83	88	105	123	143	117	93	79	72	70
Thu	70	71	73	81	83	77	75	77	81	97	119	127	110	91	79	72	70
Fri	70	71	73	75	76	77	78	81	90	100	112	109	95	84	78	72	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	73	77	79	81	81	80	79	77	75	73	73	71	70
Sun	71	70	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	72	73	78	83	77	78	77	80	89	105	106	97	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	82	85	79	77	77	79	90	116	123	114	92	75	71	71
Wed	70	71	72	80	86	77	79	83	88	105	123	143	117	93	79	72	70
Thu	70	71	73	81	83	77	75	77	81	97	119	127	110	91	79	72	70
Fri	70	71	73	75	76	77	78	81	90	100	112	109	95	84	78	72	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	73	77	79	81	81	80	79	77	75	73	73	71	70
Sun	71	70	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70