Best Time to Drive from Napa to Daly City

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-80 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Napa 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	57	70	88	87	74	69	66	64	64	64	66	64	67	59	57	57	56
Tue	56	71	93	93	80	71	67	63	62	63	65	65	74	61	57	56	56
Wed	55	71	90	90	77	72	68	64	63	63	66	71	79	63	57	57	56
Thu	56	72	90	91	78	72	69	66	65	66	69	78	86	66	58	57	56
Fri	56	64	72	74	66	64	64	65	66	67	70	73	77	68	61	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	57	59	63	73	75	73	73	73	72	73	67	63	60	57
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	59	65	70	74	74	74	70	72	70	67	61	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Napa to Daly City (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Napa 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 Napa to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 55 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Napa to Daly City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	88	87	74	69	66	64	64	64	66	64	67	59	57	57	56
Tue	56	71	93	93	80	71	67	63	62	63	65	65	74	61	57	56	56
Wed	55	71	90	90	77	72	68	64	63	63	66	71	79	63	57	57	56
Thu	56	72	90	91	78	72	69	66	65	66	69	78	86	66	58	57	56
Fri	56	64	72	74	66	64	64	65	66	67	70	73	77	68	61	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	57	59	63	73	75	73	73	73	72	73	67	63	60	57
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	59	65	70	74	74	74	70	72	70	67	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	88	87	74	69	66	64	64	64	66	64	67	59	57	57	56
Tue	56	71	93	93	80	71	67	63	62	63	65	65	74	61	57	56	56
Wed	55	71	90	90	77	72	68	64	63	63	66	71	79	63	57	57	56
Thu	56	72	90	91	78	72	69	66	65	66	69	78	86	66	58	57	56
Fri	56	64	72	74	66	64	64	65	66	67	70	73	77	68	61	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	57	59	63	73	75	73	73	73	72	73	67	63	60	57
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	59	65	70	74	74	74	70	72	70	67	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	88	87	74	69	66	64	64	64	66	64	67	59	57	57	56
Tue	56	71	93	93	80	71	67	63	62	63	65	65	74	61	57	56	56
Wed	55	71	90	90	77	72	68	64	63	63	66	71	79	63	57	57	56
Thu	56	72	90	91	78	72	69	66	65	66	69	78	86	66	58	57	56
Fri	56	64	72	74	66	64	64	65	66	67	70	73	77	68	61	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	57	59	63	73	75	73	73	73	72	73	67	63	60	57
Sun	56	56	55	56	57	59	65	70	74	74	74	70	72	70	67	61	56