Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Gilroy

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 95 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 South, usually 83 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland to Gilroy 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	63	71	87	96	91	82	78	77	76	84	85	93	91	77	66	64	64
Tue	62	72	92	103	95	83	77	75	75	82	90	97	96	83	68	64	64
Wed	62	72	93	101	93	82	77	75	75	84	92	99	99	83	70	64	63
Thu	62	72	91	101	92	82	77	75	77	88	95	102	98	85	71	64	63
Fri	62	70	78	79	79	76	76	78	85	94	99	101	94	85	73	65	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	71	75	77	78	79	78	78	76	73	69	66	64
Sun	63	64	63	63	65	67	69	71	72	72	71	71	71	71	68	67	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Oakland to Gilroy (via I-880 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Gilroy 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 Oakland to Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Gilroy?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 62 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Gilroy?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (38 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (30 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	71	87	96	91	82	78	77	76	84	85	93	91	77	66	64	64
Tue	62	72	92	103	95	83	77	75	75	82	90	97	96	83	68	64	64
Wed	62	72	93	101	93	82	77	75	75	84	92	99	99	83	70	64	63
Thu	62	72	91	101	92	82	77	75	77	88	95	102	98	85	71	64	63
Fri	62	70	78	79	79	76	76	78	85	94	99	101	94	85	73	65	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	71	75	77	78	79	78	78	76	73	69	66	64
Sun	63	64	63	63	65	67	69	71	72	72	71	71	71	71	68	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	71	87	96	91	82	78	77	76	84	85	93	91	77	66	64	64
Tue	62	72	92	103	95	83	77	75	75	82	90	97	96	83	68	64	64
Wed	62	72	93	101	93	82	77	75	75	84	92	99	99	83	70	64	63
Thu	62	72	91	101	92	82	77	75	77	88	95	102	98	85	71	64	63
Fri	62	70	78	79	79	76	76	78	85	94	99	101	94	85	73	65	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	71	75	77	78	79	78	78	76	73	69	66	64
Sun	63	64	63	63	65	67	69	71	72	72	71	71	71	71	68	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	71	87	96	91	82	78	77	76	84	85	93	91	77	66	64	64
Tue	62	72	92	103	95	83	77	75	75	82	90	97	96	83	68	64	64
Wed	62	72	93	101	93	82	77	75	75	84	92	99	99	83	70	64	63
Thu	62	72	91	101	92	82	77	75	77	88	95	102	98	85	71	64	63
Fri	62	70	78	79	79	76	76	78	85	94	99	101	94	85	73	65	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	71	75	77	78	79	78	78	76	73	69	66	64
Sun	63	64	63	63	65	67	69	71	72	72	71	71	71	71	68	67	64