Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to San Mateo

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via US-101 North, usually 59 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gilroy 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	54	68	87	83	72	66	62	60	61	62	64	64	66	59	57	56	57
Tue	54	68	98	95	83	68	63	61	60	63	66	69	71	63	59	56	56
Wed	54	67	96	89	78	67	63	62	61	63	66	70	71	63	59	56	57
Thu	54	67	96	90	80	68	62	60	61	63	66	69	70	64	59	57	57
Fri	54	62	76	72	65	62	62	61	61	63	65	64	66	62	59	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	62	59	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	64	61	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Gilroy to San Mateo (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 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 Gilroy to San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (59 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	87	83	72	66	62	60	61	62	64	64	66	59	57	56	57
Tue	54	68	98	95	83	68	63	61	60	63	66	69	71	63	59	56	56
Wed	54	67	96	89	78	67	63	62	61	63	66	70	71	63	59	56	57
Thu	54	67	96	90	80	68	62	60	61	63	66	69	70	64	59	57	57
Fri	54	62	76	72	65	62	62	61	61	63	65	64	66	62	59	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	62	59	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	64	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	87	83	72	66	62	60	61	62	64	64	66	59	57	56	57
Tue	54	68	98	95	83	68	63	61	60	63	66	69	71	63	59	56	56
Wed	54	67	96	89	78	67	63	62	61	63	66	70	71	63	59	56	57
Thu	54	67	96	90	80	68	62	60	61	63	66	69	70	64	59	57	57
Fri	54	62	76	72	65	62	62	61	61	63	65	64	66	62	59	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	62	59	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	64	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	68	87	83	72	66	62	60	61	62	64	64	66	59	57	56	57
Tue	54	68	98	95	83	68	63	61	60	63	66	69	71	63	59	56	56
Wed	54	67	96	89	78	67	63	62	61	63	66	70	71	63	59	56	57
Thu	54	67	96	90	80	68	62	60	61	63	66	69	70	64	59	57	57
Fri	54	62	76	72	65	62	62	61	61	63	65	64	66	62	59	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	62	59	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	64	61	56