Best Time to Drive from Morgan Hill to Richmond

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-880 North and US-101 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Morgan Hill to Richmond 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	65	73	86	89	82	78	76	75	78	88	97	98	92	80	73	68	66
Tue	65	72	91	93	86	77	75	74	77	87	102	112	105	88	79	69	66
Wed	65	72	91	92	85	78	76	75	78	88	103	113	106	89	79	69	66
Thu	65	73	91	92	86	78	75	74	77	88	107	115	107	90	80	70	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	75	76	77	84	97	110	111	100	87	78	70	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	72	76	78	79	82	83	82	80	76	74	71	66
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	70	72	75	77	78	77	77	75	76	74	72	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Morgan Hill to Richmond (via I-880 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Morgan Hill to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 65 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morgan Hill to Richmond?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (30 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	73	86	89	82	78	76	75	78	88	97	98	92	80	73	68	66
Tue	65	72	91	93	86	77	75	74	77	87	102	112	105	88	79	69	66
Wed	65	72	91	92	85	78	76	75	78	88	103	113	106	89	79	69	66
Thu	65	73	91	92	86	78	75	74	77	88	107	115	107	90	80	70	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	75	76	77	84	97	110	111	100	87	78	70	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	72	76	78	79	82	83	82	80	76	74	71	66
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	70	72	75	77	78	77	77	75	76	74	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	73	86	89	82	78	76	75	78	88	97	98	92	80	73	68	66
Tue	65	72	91	93	86	77	75	74	77	87	102	112	105	88	79	69	66
Wed	65	72	91	92	85	78	76	75	78	88	103	113	106	89	79	69	66
Thu	65	73	91	92	86	78	75	74	77	88	107	115	107	90	80	70	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	75	76	77	84	97	110	111	100	87	78	70	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	72	76	78	79	82	83	82	80	76	74	71	66
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	70	72	75	77	78	77	77	75	76	74	72	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	73	86	89	82	78	76	75	78	88	97	98	92	80	73	68	66
Tue	65	72	91	93	86	77	75	74	77	87	102	112	105	88	79	69	66
Wed	65	72	91	92	85	78	76	75	78	88	103	113	106	89	79	69	66
Thu	65	73	91	92	86	78	75	74	77	88	107	115	107	90	80	70	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	75	76	77	84	97	110	111	100	87	78	70	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	72	76	78	79	82	83	82	80	76	74	71	66
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	70	72	75	77	78	77	77	75	76	74	72	66