Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Novato

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via US-101 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Novato 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	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	48	48	38	36	36	34
Tue	34	34	38	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	42	55	54	41	35	34	34
Wed	34	34	38	39	38	36	36	36	36	38	43	55	61	44	37	35	34
Thu	34	34	38	41	38	37	36	36	35	37	43	58	61	44	37	35	34
Fri	34	34	36	37	35	35	36	36	37	39	50	60	52	41	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	39	39	40	42	41	41	41	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	40	41	41	42	43	39	37	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Daly City to Novato (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 18 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 Novato 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 Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 34 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Novato?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-1 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

Novato 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	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	48	48	38	36	36	34
Tue	34	34	38	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	42	55	54	41	35	34	34
Wed	34	34	38	39	38	36	36	36	36	38	43	55	61	44	37	35	34
Thu	34	34	38	41	38	37	36	36	35	37	43	58	61	44	37	35	34
Fri	34	34	36	37	35	35	36	36	37	39	50	60	52	41	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	39	39	40	42	41	41	41	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	40	41	41	42	43	39	37	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	48	48	38	36	36	34
Tue	34	34	38	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	42	55	54	41	35	34	34
Wed	34	34	38	39	38	36	36	36	36	38	43	55	61	44	37	35	34
Thu	34	34	38	41	38	37	36	36	35	37	43	58	61	44	37	35	34
Fri	34	34	36	37	35	35	36	36	37	39	50	60	52	41	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	39	39	40	42	41	41	41	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	40	41	41	42	43	39	37	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	40	48	48	38	36	36	34
Tue	34	34	38	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	42	55	54	41	35	34	34
Wed	34	34	38	39	38	36	36	36	36	38	43	55	61	44	37	35	34
Thu	34	34	38	41	38	37	36	36	35	37	43	58	61	44	37	35	34
Fri	34	34	36	37	35	35	36	36	37	39	50	60	52	41	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	39	39	40	42	41	41	41	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	40	41	41	42	43	39	37	35	34