Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Santa Clara
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via US-101 South, usually 51 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 43 | 44 | 50 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 |
| Tue | 43 | 44 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 73 | 59 | 49 | 45 | 44 |
| Wed | 43 | 44 | 50 | 68 | 64 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 66 | 77 | 75 | 58 | 50 | 46 | 44 |
| Thu | 43 | 44 | 50 | 67 | 63 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 78 | 61 | 52 | 46 | 44 |
| Fri | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 43 |
| Sat | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
| Sun | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Daly City to Santa Clara (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).
About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Daly City to Santa Clara?
The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Daly City to Santa Clara?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Bay Area (39 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (5 miles)
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