Best Time to Drive from Dublin to San Francisco

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-580 East and I-80 West, usually 36 at this time.

Only 48% 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 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	34	42	43	47	44	45	40	38	38	37	40	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	42	47	50	48	46	43	38	37	37	42	48	61	47	36	35	34
Wed	34	43	46	52	53	47	45	38	38	38	43	48	57	46	35	35	34
Thu	34	43	45	59	49	46	43	40	38	38	42	54	68	51	36	35	34
Fri	34	39	41	40	41	39	37	38	41	44	46	51	57	47	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	48	52	51	49	49	45	44	43	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	47	47	44	43	42	38	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Dublin to San Francisco (via I-580 East and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 31 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 Dublin 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 Dublin to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to San Francisco?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	43	47	44	45	40	38	38	37	40	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	42	47	50	48	46	43	38	37	37	42	48	61	47	36	35	34
Wed	34	43	46	52	53	47	45	38	38	38	43	48	57	46	35	35	34
Thu	34	43	45	59	49	46	43	40	38	38	42	54	68	51	36	35	34
Fri	34	39	41	40	41	39	37	38	41	44	46	51	57	47	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	48	52	51	49	49	45	44	43	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	47	47	44	43	42	38	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	43	47	44	45	40	38	38	37	40	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	42	47	50	48	46	43	38	37	37	42	48	61	47	36	35	34
Wed	34	43	46	52	53	47	45	38	38	38	43	48	57	46	35	35	34
Thu	34	43	45	59	49	46	43	40	38	38	42	54	68	51	36	35	34
Fri	34	39	41	40	41	39	37	38	41	44	46	51	57	47	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	48	52	51	49	49	45	44	43	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	47	47	44	43	42	38	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	43	47	44	45	40	38	38	37	40	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	42	47	50	48	46	43	38	37	37	42	48	61	47	36	35	34
Wed	34	43	46	52	53	47	45	38	38	38	43	48	57	46	35	35	34
Thu	34	43	45	59	49	46	43	40	38	38	42	54	68	51	36	35	34
Fri	34	39	41	40	41	39	37	38	41	44	46	51	57	47	39	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	48	52	51	49	49	45	44	43	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	41	47	47	44	43	42	38	36	36	34