Best Time to Drive from Novato to Daly City

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via US-101 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Novato 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	34	34	42	48	44	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	37	36	35
Tue	34	34	45	58	49	40	37	37	36	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	34	34	44	53	47	40	38	37	36	37	37	38	39	37	37	38	35
Thu	34	34	46	64	48	40	39	38	36	37	37	38	39	38	36	36	35
Fri	34	34	38	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	42	39	38	36	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	42	47	44	42	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	42	43	47	45	46	46	41	38	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Novato to Daly City (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 33 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Daly City?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	42	48	44	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	37	36	35
Tue	34	34	45	58	49	40	37	37	36	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	34	34	44	53	47	40	38	37	36	37	37	38	39	37	37	38	35
Thu	34	34	46	64	48	40	39	38	36	37	37	38	39	38	36	36	35
Fri	34	34	38	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	42	39	38	36	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	42	47	44	42	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	42	43	47	45	46	46	41	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	42	48	44	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	37	36	35
Tue	34	34	45	58	49	40	37	37	36	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	34	34	44	53	47	40	38	37	36	37	37	38	39	37	37	38	35
Thu	34	34	46	64	48	40	39	38	36	37	37	38	39	38	36	36	35
Fri	34	34	38	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	42	39	38	36	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	42	47	44	42	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	42	43	47	45	46	46	41	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	34	42	48	44	38	37	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	37	36	35
Tue	34	34	45	58	49	40	37	37	36	37	37	38	37	36	35	35	35
Wed	34	34	44	53	47	40	38	37	36	37	37	38	39	37	37	38	35
Thu	34	34	46	64	48	40	39	38	36	37	37	38	39	38	36	36	35
Fri	34	34	38	42	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	42	39	38	36	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	39	41	42	47	44	42	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	42	43	47	45	46	46	41	38	36	35