Best Time to Drive from Martinez to Daly City

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-80 West and SR-4 West, usually 61 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Martinez to Daly City 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	36	47	56	64	54	46	44	42	42	42	45	44	48	42	39	38	37
Tue	36	48	60	69	59	50	46	42	41	42	46	46	54	46	39	38	37
Wed	36	47	60	67	58	50	48	44	42	42	45	48	61	49	39	38	37
Thu	36	47	61	69	59	51	48	44	44	44	50	54	71	52	41	38	37
Fri	37	42	48	51	47	43	43	43	45	46	50	49	57	50	44	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	51	53	53	53	55	52	53	50	45	42	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	47	52	53	55	52	52	49	46	43	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Martinez to Daly City (via I-80 West and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Martinez 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 Martinez to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Martinez to Daly City?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Martinez to Daly City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	47	56	64	54	46	44	42	42	42	45	44	48	42	39	38	37
Tue	36	48	60	69	59	50	46	42	41	42	46	46	54	46	39	38	37
Wed	36	47	60	67	58	50	48	44	42	42	45	48	61	49	39	38	37
Thu	36	47	61	69	59	51	48	44	44	44	50	54	71	52	41	38	37
Fri	37	42	48	51	47	43	43	43	45	46	50	49	57	50	44	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	51	53	53	53	55	52	53	50	45	42	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	47	52	53	55	52	52	49	46	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	47	56	64	54	46	44	42	42	42	45	44	48	42	39	38	37
Tue	36	48	60	69	59	50	46	42	41	42	46	46	54	46	39	38	37
Wed	36	47	60	67	58	50	48	44	42	42	45	48	61	49	39	38	37
Thu	36	47	61	69	59	51	48	44	44	44	50	54	71	52	41	38	37
Fri	37	42	48	51	47	43	43	43	45	46	50	49	57	50	44	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	51	53	53	53	55	52	53	50	45	42	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	47	52	53	55	52	52	49	46	43	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	47	56	64	54	46	44	42	42	42	45	44	48	42	39	38	37
Tue	36	48	60	69	59	50	46	42	41	42	46	46	54	46	39	38	37
Wed	36	47	60	67	58	50	48	44	42	42	45	48	61	49	39	38	37
Thu	36	47	61	69	59	51	48	44	44	44	50	54	71	52	41	38	37
Fri	37	42	48	51	47	43	43	43	45	46	50	49	57	50	44	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	38	39	42	51	53	53	53	55	52	53	50	45	42	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	47	52	53	55	52	52	49	46	43	38