Best Time to Drive from Morgan Hill to Oakland

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-880 North and US-101 North, usually 70 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Morgan Hill to Oakland 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	55	61	79	82	72	67	64	64	66	70	76	73	72	66	61	57	56
Tue	54	60	85	89	76	66	64	63	65	68	77	80	81	74	67	58	55
Wed	54	61	84	87	74	67	64	63	65	70	79	82	82	74	67	58	55
Thu	54	61	87	89	76	67	63	62	64	70	81	82	83	75	67	59	55
Fri	54	60	71	73	65	63	65	65	67	74	81	80	77	71	65	58	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	61	65	65	65	67	67	67	66	63	61	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	61	62	63	61	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Morgan Hill to Oakland (via I-880 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Morgan Hill to downtown Oakland 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 Morgan Hill to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Morgan Hill to Oakland?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morgan Hill to Oakland?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (34 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (23 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oakland to Morgan Hill (return trip) · Morgan Hill to San Jose · Morgan Hill to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	79	82	72	67	64	64	66	70	76	73	72	66	61	57	56
Tue	54	60	85	89	76	66	64	63	65	68	77	80	81	74	67	58	55
Wed	54	61	84	87	74	67	64	63	65	70	79	82	82	74	67	58	55
Thu	54	61	87	89	76	67	63	62	64	70	81	82	83	75	67	59	55
Fri	54	60	71	73	65	63	65	65	67	74	81	80	77	71	65	58	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	61	65	65	65	67	67	67	66	63	61	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	61	62	63	61	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	79	82	72	67	64	64	66	70	76	73	72	66	61	57	56
Tue	54	60	85	89	76	66	64	63	65	68	77	80	81	74	67	58	55
Wed	54	61	84	87	74	67	64	63	65	70	79	82	82	74	67	58	55
Thu	54	61	87	89	76	67	63	62	64	70	81	82	83	75	67	59	55
Fri	54	60	71	73	65	63	65	65	67	74	81	80	77	71	65	58	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	61	65	65	65	67	67	67	66	63	61	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	61	62	63	61	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	79	82	72	67	64	64	66	70	76	73	72	66	61	57	56
Tue	54	60	85	89	76	66	64	63	65	68	77	80	81	74	67	58	55
Wed	54	61	84	87	74	67	64	63	65	70	79	82	82	74	67	58	55
Thu	54	61	87	89	76	67	63	62	64	70	81	82	83	75	67	59	55
Fri	54	60	71	73	65	63	65	65	67	74	81	80	77	71	65	58	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	61	65	65	65	67	67	67	66	63	61	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	62	63	62	61	62	63	61	60	56