Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Gilroy

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 58 minutes via US-101 South and I-680 South.

Only 75% 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 Livermore to Gilroy 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	58	66	71	73	76	72	65	65	66	72	76	81	78	66	60	58	58
Tue	57	65	73	80	77	77	72	63	64	69	80	86	81	72	60	59	58
Wed	58	66	76	79	78	77	67	64	65	69	78	85	84	73	60	59	58
Thu	57	62	75	77	78	78	67	63	65	73	82	88	85	73	62	59	58
Fri	57	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	71	79	89	89	80	75	64	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	62	65	66	68	68	69	69	65	67	64	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	66	62	60	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Livermore to Gilroy (via US-101 South and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Gilroy 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 Livermore to Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 57 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Gilroy?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	71	73	76	72	65	65	66	72	76	81	78	66	60	58	58
Tue	57	65	73	80	77	77	72	63	64	69	80	86	81	72	60	59	58
Wed	58	66	76	79	78	77	67	64	65	69	78	85	84	73	60	59	58
Thu	57	62	75	77	78	78	67	63	65	73	82	88	85	73	62	59	58
Fri	57	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	71	79	89	89	80	75	64	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	62	65	66	68	68	69	69	65	67	64	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	66	62	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	71	73	76	72	65	65	66	72	76	81	78	66	60	58	58
Tue	57	65	73	80	77	77	72	63	64	69	80	86	81	72	60	59	58
Wed	58	66	76	79	78	77	67	64	65	69	78	85	84	73	60	59	58
Thu	57	62	75	77	78	78	67	63	65	73	82	88	85	73	62	59	58
Fri	57	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	71	79	89	89	80	75	64	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	62	65	66	68	68	69	69	65	67	64	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	66	62	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	66	71	73	76	72	65	65	66	72	76	81	78	66	60	58	58
Tue	57	65	73	80	77	77	72	63	64	69	80	86	81	72	60	59	58
Wed	58	66	76	79	78	77	67	64	65	69	78	85	84	73	60	59	58
Thu	57	62	75	77	78	78	67	63	65	73	82	88	85	73	62	59	58
Fri	57	62	66	64	64	64	64	66	71	79	89	89	80	75	64	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	62	65	66	68	68	69	69	65	67	64	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	66	62	60	58