Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Milpitas

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via US-101 South, usually 43 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Daly City to Milpitas 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	42	43	47	59	56	49	48	48	48	52	56	60	61	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	43	48	69	66	53	49	48	48	51	63	78	80	57	50	45	43
Wed	42	43	48	65	62	52	48	47	48	52	65	81	78	57	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	49	65	61	52	48	47	48	53	64	80	77	59	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	46	49	48	47	47	48	49	53	57	61	58	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	46	46	47	48	49	49	47	46	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	48	47	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Daly City to Milpitas (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 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 Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Milpitas?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	47	59	56	49	48	48	48	52	56	60	61	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	43	48	69	66	53	49	48	48	51	63	78	80	57	50	45	43
Wed	42	43	48	65	62	52	48	47	48	52	65	81	78	57	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	49	65	61	52	48	47	48	53	64	80	77	59	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	46	49	48	47	47	48	49	53	57	61	58	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	46	46	47	48	49	49	47	46	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	47	59	56	49	48	48	48	52	56	60	61	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	43	48	69	66	53	49	48	48	51	63	78	80	57	50	45	43
Wed	42	43	48	65	62	52	48	47	48	52	65	81	78	57	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	49	65	61	52	48	47	48	53	64	80	77	59	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	46	49	48	47	47	48	49	53	57	61	58	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	46	46	47	48	49	49	47	46	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	47	59	56	49	48	48	48	52	56	60	61	51	48	45	43
Tue	42	43	48	69	66	53	49	48	48	51	63	78	80	57	50	45	43
Wed	42	43	48	65	62	52	48	47	48	52	65	81	78	57	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	49	65	61	52	48	47	48	53	64	80	77	59	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	46	49	48	47	47	48	49	53	57	61	58	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	46	46	47	48	49	49	47	46	43
Sun	43	43	42	43	43	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	48	47	46	46	43