Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to Milpitas

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 35 minutes via US-101 North.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gilroy to Milpitas 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	45	57	53	45	41	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	44	59	56	49	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	33	44	60	55	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	36	35	35	35
Thu	34	44	57	54	48	41	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Fri	34	40	48	46	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	42	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Gilroy to Milpitas (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gilroy to central Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Gilroy to Milpitas?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 33 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to Milpitas?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (35 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (1.5 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	45	57	53	45	41	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	44	59	56	49	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	33	44	60	55	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	36	35	35	35
Thu	34	44	57	54	48	41	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Fri	34	40	48	46	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	42	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	45	57	53	45	41	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	44	59	56	49	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	33	44	60	55	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	36	35	35	35
Thu	34	44	57	54	48	41	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Fri	34	40	48	46	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	42	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	45	57	53	45	41	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	44	59	56	49	41	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	33	44	60	55	48	42	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	36	35	35	35
Thu	34	44	57	54	48	41	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	35
Fri	34	40	48	46	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	42	39	35