Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Daly City to San Francisco

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 11 minutes via I-280 North and US-101 North, usually 10 at this time.

Only 60% 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.

On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Daly City to San Francisco (via I-280 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 9 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 10 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (11 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Francisco to Daly City

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.2 miles: 2 to 3 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Daly City to downtown San Francisco along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Daly City to San Francisco by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon9910161710101010101010111111109
Tue9910171811101010101010101010109
Wed9911182016101010101010111110109
Thu9910181811101010101010111110109
Fri999141010101010101010101110109
Sat9999910101010101010101010109
Sun99999991111111111101010109

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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 9 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Daly City to San Francisco?

The 9-mile drive usually takes 9 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 10 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to San Francisco?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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