Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Daly City

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via US-101 North, usually 41 at this time.

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 Milpitas 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	39	41	45	51	49	46	45	44	43	44	47	50	54	47	43	41	41
Tue	40	41	46	53	52	47	46	44	43	44	48	58	62	56	47	42	41
Wed	40	41	46	53	50	47	45	45	43	45	49	56	63	56	47	42	41
Thu	39	41	47	53	50	47	45	44	43	45	51	58	65	57	48	42	42
Fri	40	41	44	49	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	52	54	50	46	42	41
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	45	46	44	45	44	45	45	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Milpitas to Daly City (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 42 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 Milpitas 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 Milpitas to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 39 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Daly City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (27 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (6 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	41	45	51	49	46	45	44	43	44	47	50	54	47	43	41	41
Tue	40	41	46	53	52	47	46	44	43	44	48	58	62	56	47	42	41
Wed	40	41	46	53	50	47	45	45	43	45	49	56	63	56	47	42	41
Thu	39	41	47	53	50	47	45	44	43	45	51	58	65	57	48	42	42
Fri	40	41	44	49	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	52	54	50	46	42	41
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	45	46	44	45	44	45	45	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	51	49	46	45	44	43	44	47	50	54	47	43	41	41
Tue	40	41	46	53	52	47	46	44	43	44	48	58	62	56	47	42	41
Wed	40	41	46	53	50	47	45	45	43	45	49	56	63	56	47	42	41
Thu	39	41	47	53	50	47	45	44	43	45	51	58	65	57	48	42	42
Fri	40	41	44	49	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	52	54	50	46	42	41
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	45	46	44	45	44	45	45	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	51	49	46	45	44	43	44	47	50	54	47	43	41	41
Tue	40	41	46	53	52	47	46	44	43	44	48	58	62	56	47	42	41
Wed	40	41	46	53	50	47	45	45	43	45	49	56	63	56	47	42	41
Thu	39	41	47	53	50	47	45	44	43	45	51	58	65	57	48	42	42
Fri	40	41	44	49	46	45	44	44	43	46	49	52	54	50	46	42	41
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	46	45	46	44	45	44	45	45	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	40