Best Time to Drive from Daly City to San Ramon

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via SR-24 East and I-680 South, usually 45 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 San Ramon 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	38	41	45	49	49	42	42	41	41	43	47	49	50	45	42	40	39
Tue	38	41	48	57	55	44	42	42	42	43	49	58	60	50	42	41	39
Wed	38	40	47	55	54	45	42	42	42	45	52	61	64	52	43	41	39
Thu	38	41	46	56	53	45	42	42	42	44	51	60	62	52	43	41	39
Fri	38	40	41	45	43	42	43	42	43	48	55	61	58	48	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	42	41	42	43	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	43	43	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	41	43	43	44	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Daly City to San Ramon (via SR-24 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 8 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 San Ramon 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 San Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 38 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to San Ramon?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	45	49	49	42	42	41	41	43	47	49	50	45	42	40	39
Tue	38	41	48	57	55	44	42	42	42	43	49	58	60	50	42	41	39
Wed	38	40	47	55	54	45	42	42	42	45	52	61	64	52	43	41	39
Thu	38	41	46	56	53	45	42	42	42	44	51	60	62	52	43	41	39
Fri	38	40	41	45	43	42	43	42	43	48	55	61	58	48	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	42	41	42	43	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	43	43	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	41	43	43	44	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	45	49	49	42	42	41	41	43	47	49	50	45	42	40	39
Tue	38	41	48	57	55	44	42	42	42	43	49	58	60	50	42	41	39
Wed	38	40	47	55	54	45	42	42	42	45	52	61	64	52	43	41	39
Thu	38	41	46	56	53	45	42	42	42	44	51	60	62	52	43	41	39
Fri	38	40	41	45	43	42	43	42	43	48	55	61	58	48	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	42	41	42	43	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	43	43	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	41	43	43	44	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	45	49	49	42	42	41	41	43	47	49	50	45	42	40	39
Tue	38	41	48	57	55	44	42	42	42	43	49	58	60	50	42	41	39
Wed	38	40	47	55	54	45	42	42	42	45	52	61	64	52	43	41	39
Thu	38	41	46	56	53	45	42	42	42	44	51	60	62	52	43	41	39
Fri	38	40	41	45	43	42	43	42	43	48	55	61	58	48	43	40	38
Sat	38	39	42	41	42	43	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	43	43	42	39
Sun	38	38	38	41	43	43	44	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	39