Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to Daly City
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-280 North and US-101 North and SR-85 North, usually 73 at this time.
Only 59% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 72 | 79 | 103 | 96 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
| Tue | 71 | 79 | 119 | 108 | 94 | 83 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 85 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Wed | 70 | 79 | 117 | 107 | 91 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Thu | 71 | 79 | 116 | 106 | 90 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 72 |
| Fri | 71 | 76 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 |
| Sat | 71 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Sun | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 72 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Gilroy to Daly City (via I-280 North and US-101 North and SR-85 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).
About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Gilroy to central Daly City 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 Gilroy to Daly City?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Gilroy to Daly City?
The 80-mile drive usually takes 70 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Gilroy to Daly City?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-280 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (19 miles)
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