Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to Sunnyvale

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via US-101 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Gilroy to Sunnyvale 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	39	50	65	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	41	41	41	40
Tue	38	49	72	73	63	49	45	43	43	43	44	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	49	74	69	59	49	45	44	43	43	44	46	49	43	41	40	40
Thu	38	49	72	69	60	49	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	43	42	41	40
Fri	38	45	55	52	46	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	46	44	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Gilroy to Sunnyvale (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gilroy to central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (40 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	65	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	41	41	41	40
Tue	38	49	72	73	63	49	45	43	43	43	44	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	49	74	69	59	49	45	44	43	43	44	46	49	43	41	40	40
Thu	38	49	72	69	60	49	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	43	42	41	40
Fri	38	45	55	52	46	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	46	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	65	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	41	41	41	40
Tue	38	49	72	73	63	49	45	43	43	43	44	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	49	74	69	59	49	45	44	43	43	44	46	49	43	41	40	40
Thu	38	49	72	69	60	49	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	43	42	41	40
Fri	38	45	55	52	46	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	46	44	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	50	65	63	53	47	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	41	41	41	40
Tue	38	49	72	73	63	49	45	43	43	43	44	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	49	74	69	59	49	45	44	43	43	44	46	49	43	41	40	40
Thu	38	49	72	69	60	49	44	42	43	43	44	47	48	43	42	41	40
Fri	38	45	55	52	46	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	41	40	40	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	42	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	46	44	40