Best Time to Drive from Morgan Hill to San Mateo

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 50 minutes via US-101 North, usually 51 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Morgan Hill to San Mateo 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	45	51	66	71	62	56	52	51	51	53	56	56	58	52	49	47	47
Tue	45	51	72	83	74	58	53	51	50	53	57	61	64	56	51	47	47
Wed	45	51	74	79	69	58	53	51	51	53	57	61	63	57	51	47	47
Thu	45	51	71	79	71	58	52	50	51	54	58	61	64	57	51	48	48
Fri	45	50	60	62	54	52	51	51	52	55	57	57	58	53	51	48	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	49	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Morgan Hill to San Mateo (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 central San Mateo 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 San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Morgan Hill to San Mateo?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 45 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morgan Hill to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (48 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	66	71	62	56	52	51	51	53	56	56	58	52	49	47	47
Tue	45	51	72	83	74	58	53	51	50	53	57	61	64	56	51	47	47
Wed	45	51	74	79	69	58	53	51	51	53	57	61	63	57	51	47	47
Thu	45	51	71	79	71	58	52	50	51	54	58	61	64	57	51	48	48
Fri	45	50	60	62	54	52	51	51	52	55	57	57	58	53	51	48	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	49	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	66	71	62	56	52	51	51	53	56	56	58	52	49	47	47
Tue	45	51	72	83	74	58	53	51	50	53	57	61	64	56	51	47	47
Wed	45	51	74	79	69	58	53	51	51	53	57	61	63	57	51	47	47
Thu	45	51	71	79	71	58	52	50	51	54	58	61	64	57	51	48	48
Fri	45	50	60	62	54	52	51	51	52	55	57	57	58	53	51	48	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	49	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	66	71	62	56	52	51	51	53	56	56	58	52	49	47	47
Tue	45	51	72	83	74	58	53	51	50	53	57	61	64	56	51	47	47
Wed	45	51	74	79	69	58	53	51	51	53	57	61	63	57	51	47	47
Thu	45	51	71	79	71	58	52	50	51	54	58	61	64	57	51	48	48
Fri	45	50	60	62	54	52	51	51	52	55	57	57	58	53	51	48	47
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	49	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	47