Best Time to Drive from Dublin to San Mateo

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-92 West and I-580 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Mateo 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	39	47	49	45	42	41	40	38	38	40	39	39	36	35	35	34
Tue	33	40	53	61	51	45	41	39	38	38	41	42	41	38	36	35	34
Wed	34	40	53	59	51	44	42	39	39	39	44	44	41	38	35	35	34
Thu	33	40	55	66	50	44	41	38	38	40	43	43	41	39	36	35	34
Fri	34	38	40	43	41	40	39	38	42	44	45	42	40	39	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	41	41	40	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	38	37	37	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Dublin to San Mateo (via SR-92 West and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dublin to central San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 33 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to San Mateo?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 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	34	39	47	49	45	42	41	40	38	38	40	39	39	36	35	35	34
Tue	33	40	53	61	51	45	41	39	38	38	41	42	41	38	36	35	34
Wed	34	40	53	59	51	44	42	39	39	39	44	44	41	38	35	35	34
Thu	33	40	55	66	50	44	41	38	38	40	43	43	41	39	36	35	34
Fri	34	38	40	43	41	40	39	38	42	44	45	42	40	39	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	41	41	40	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	38	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	47	49	45	42	41	40	38	38	40	39	39	36	35	35	34
Tue	33	40	53	61	51	45	41	39	38	38	41	42	41	38	36	35	34
Wed	34	40	53	59	51	44	42	39	39	39	44	44	41	38	35	35	34
Thu	33	40	55	66	50	44	41	38	38	40	43	43	41	39	36	35	34
Fri	34	38	40	43	41	40	39	38	42	44	45	42	40	39	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	41	41	40	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	38	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	39	47	49	45	42	41	40	38	38	40	39	39	36	35	35	34
Tue	33	40	53	61	51	45	41	39	38	38	41	42	41	38	36	35	34
Wed	34	40	53	59	51	44	42	39	39	39	44	44	41	38	35	35	34
Thu	33	40	55	66	50	44	41	38	38	40	43	43	41	39	36	35	34
Fri	34	38	40	43	41	40	39	38	42	44	45	42	40	39	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	36	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	41	41	40	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	38	37	37	34