Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Gilroy

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 35 minutes via US-101 South.

Only 77% 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 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	36	36	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	44	50	52	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	42	52	58	58	50	40	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	43	52	58	59	51	40	36	35
Thu	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	39	45	58	61	61	50	42	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	44	53	59	59	55	46	41	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	41	41	41	42	42	41	39	36	36	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Milpitas to Gilroy (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milpitas 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 Milpitas to Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Gilroy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (30 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 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	36	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	44	50	52	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	42	52	58	58	50	40	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	43	52	58	59	51	40	36	35
Thu	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	39	45	58	61	61	50	42	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	44	53	59	59	55	46	41	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	41	41	41	42	42	41	39	36	36	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	44	50	52	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	42	52	58	58	50	40	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	43	52	58	59	51	40	36	35
Thu	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	39	45	58	61	61	50	42	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	44	53	59	59	55	46	41	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	41	41	41	42	42	41	39	36	36	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	36	37	37	38	40	40	40	40	44	50	52	54	46	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	42	52	58	58	50	40	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	37	37	39	39	39	40	43	52	58	59	51	40	36	35
Thu	35	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	39	45	58	61	61	50	42	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	44	53	59	59	55	46	41	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	41	41	41	42	42	41	39	36	36	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35