Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Sunnyvale

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-280 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Sunnyvale 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	39	40	42	48	50	43	44	45	44	44	49	45	44	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	43	54	54	45	43	43	43	42	47	50	51	45	41	41	40
Wed	39	40	41	51	55	43	45	49	51	52	53	70	52	47	44	41	39
Thu	39	40	42	52	52	44	42	43	42	42	49	50	48	45	45	41	40
Fri	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	44	42	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Daly City to Sunnyvale (via I-280 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 South in Bay Area (38 miles)

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More drives

Sunnyvale 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	48	50	43	44	45	44	44	49	45	44	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	43	54	54	45	43	43	43	42	47	50	51	45	41	41	40
Wed	39	40	41	51	55	43	45	49	51	52	53	70	52	47	44	41	39
Thu	39	40	42	52	52	44	42	43	42	42	49	50	48	45	45	41	40
Fri	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	44	42	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	48	50	43	44	45	44	44	49	45	44	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	43	54	54	45	43	43	43	42	47	50	51	45	41	41	40
Wed	39	40	41	51	55	43	45	49	51	52	53	70	52	47	44	41	39
Thu	39	40	42	52	52	44	42	43	42	42	49	50	48	45	45	41	40
Fri	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	44	42	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	48	50	43	44	45	44	44	49	45	44	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	43	54	54	45	43	43	43	42	47	50	51	45	41	41	40
Wed	39	40	41	51	55	43	45	49	51	52	53	70	52	47	44	41	39
Thu	39	40	42	52	52	44	42	43	42	42	49	50	48	45	45	41	40
Fri	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	46	44	42	41	40
Sat	40	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	41	40