Best Time to Drive from Danville to San Francisco

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via SR-24 West and I-80 West and I-680 North, usually 31 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Danville to San Francisco 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	28	37	38	42	40	39	35	33	33	31	32	34	37	33	30	29	28
Tue	27	37	42	44	45	41	38	32	31	31	34	40	48	43	30	29	29
Wed	28	36	41	44	45	41	39	33	31	31	34	41	51	43	31	29	28
Thu	28	37	40	44	43	41	38	35	32	33	36	46	64	47	31	30	28
Fri	28	33	35	34	35	33	31	31	32	35	40	47	55	44	33	30	29
Sat	28	29	31	30	31	32	42	46	47	44	44	40	39	39	34	32	29
Sun	28	28	28	31	32	33	35	38	42	43	41	40	39	36	34	33	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Danville to San Francisco (via SR-24 West and I-80 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Danville to downtown San Francisco 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 Danville to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Danville to San Francisco?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 27 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to San Francisco?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (1.2 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Francisco to Danville (return trip) · Danville to San Jose

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	38	42	40	39	35	33	33	31	32	34	37	33	30	29	28
Tue	27	37	42	44	45	41	38	32	31	31	34	40	48	43	30	29	29
Wed	28	36	41	44	45	41	39	33	31	31	34	41	51	43	31	29	28
Thu	28	37	40	44	43	41	38	35	32	33	36	46	64	47	31	30	28
Fri	28	33	35	34	35	33	31	31	32	35	40	47	55	44	33	30	29
Sat	28	29	31	30	31	32	42	46	47	44	44	40	39	39	34	32	29
Sun	28	28	28	31	32	33	35	38	42	43	41	40	39	36	34	33	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	38	42	40	39	35	33	33	31	32	34	37	33	30	29	28
Tue	27	37	42	44	45	41	38	32	31	31	34	40	48	43	30	29	29
Wed	28	36	41	44	45	41	39	33	31	31	34	41	51	43	31	29	28
Thu	28	37	40	44	43	41	38	35	32	33	36	46	64	47	31	30	28
Fri	28	33	35	34	35	33	31	31	32	35	40	47	55	44	33	30	29
Sat	28	29	31	30	31	32	42	46	47	44	44	40	39	39	34	32	29
Sun	28	28	28	31	32	33	35	38	42	43	41	40	39	36	34	33	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	37	38	42	40	39	35	33	33	31	32	34	37	33	30	29	28
Tue	27	37	42	44	45	41	38	32	31	31	34	40	48	43	30	29	29
Wed	28	36	41	44	45	41	39	33	31	31	34	41	51	43	31	29	28
Thu	28	37	40	44	43	41	38	35	32	33	36	46	64	47	31	30	28
Fri	28	33	35	34	35	33	31	31	32	35	40	47	55	44	33	30	29
Sat	28	29	31	30	31	32	42	46	47	44	44	40	39	39	34	32	29
Sun	28	28	28	31	32	33	35	38	42	43	41	40	39	36	34	33	29