Best Time to Drive from Dublin to Palo Alto

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 37 minutes via I-880 South and I-580 East and SR-84 South.

Only 61% 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 Dublin to Palo Alto 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	37	43	54	57	50	45	44	43	42	43	44	44	43	40	38	38	37
Tue	36	44	61	70	58	48	45	43	42	43	45	47	46	43	39	38	37
Wed	36	44	62	70	59	48	45	43	43	44	48	51	46	43	39	38	38
Thu	36	44	62	73	60	48	44	42	42	43	46	48	47	44	40	38	38
Fri	36	42	46	47	44	44	43	43	46	49	50	47	45	43	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	42	44	44	44	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Dublin to Palo Alto (via I-880 South and I-580 East and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dublin to central Palo Alto 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 Dublin to Palo Alto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Dublin to Palo Alto?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 36 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (2 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	54	57	50	45	44	43	42	43	44	44	43	40	38	38	37
Tue	36	44	61	70	58	48	45	43	42	43	45	47	46	43	39	38	37
Wed	36	44	62	70	59	48	45	43	43	44	48	51	46	43	39	38	38
Thu	36	44	62	73	60	48	44	42	42	43	46	48	47	44	40	38	38
Fri	36	42	46	47	44	44	43	43	46	49	50	47	45	43	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	42	44	44	44	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	54	57	50	45	44	43	42	43	44	44	43	40	38	38	37
Tue	36	44	61	70	58	48	45	43	42	43	45	47	46	43	39	38	37
Wed	36	44	62	70	59	48	45	43	43	44	48	51	46	43	39	38	38
Thu	36	44	62	73	60	48	44	42	42	43	46	48	47	44	40	38	38
Fri	36	42	46	47	44	44	43	43	46	49	50	47	45	43	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	42	44	44	44	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	54	57	50	45	44	43	42	43	44	44	43	40	38	38	37
Tue	36	44	61	70	58	48	45	43	42	43	45	47	46	43	39	38	37
Wed	36	44	62	70	59	48	45	43	43	44	48	51	46	43	39	38	38
Thu	36	44	62	73	60	48	44	42	42	43	46	48	47	44	40	38	38
Fri	36	42	46	47	44	44	43	43	46	49	50	47	45	43	41	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	39	39	41	43	42	44	44	44	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	40	40	38