Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Gilroy

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 South, usually 100 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	72	89	98	91	82	79	78	78	85	85	93	90	76	66	64	64
Tue	62	73	94	105	95	83	78	76	75	84	91	98	95	83	68	64	63
Wed	62	73	97	103	94	83	78	76	76	85	92	99	100	82	69	64	64
Thu	62	73	94	101	93	82	77	75	77	89	96	102	98	84	71	64	63
Fri	62	71	78	80	79	75	76	79	87	97	102	102	94	86	73	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	79	80	83	81	80	78	74	69	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	70	72	73	72	71	71	72	70	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 105 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (83 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 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 62 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Gilroy?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 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	72	89	98	91	82	79	78	78	85	85	93	90	76	66	64	64
Tue	62	73	94	105	95	83	78	76	75	84	91	98	95	83	68	64	63
Wed	62	73	97	103	94	83	78	76	76	85	92	99	100	82	69	64	64
Thu	62	73	94	101	93	82	77	75	77	89	96	102	98	84	71	64	63
Fri	62	71	78	80	79	75	76	79	87	97	102	102	94	86	73	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	79	80	83	81	80	78	74	69	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	70	72	73	72	71	71	72	70	68	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	72	89	98	91	82	79	78	78	85	85	93	90	76	66	64	64
Tue	62	73	94	105	95	83	78	76	75	84	91	98	95	83	68	64	63
Wed	62	73	97	103	94	83	78	76	76	85	92	99	100	82	69	64	64
Thu	62	73	94	101	93	82	77	75	77	89	96	102	98	84	71	64	63
Fri	62	71	78	80	79	75	76	79	87	97	102	102	94	86	73	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	79	80	83	81	80	78	74	69	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	70	72	73	72	71	71	72	70	68	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	72	89	98	91	82	79	78	78	85	85	93	90	76	66	64	64
Tue	62	73	94	105	95	83	78	76	75	84	91	98	95	83	68	64	63
Wed	62	73	97	103	94	83	78	76	76	85	92	99	100	82	69	64	64
Thu	62	73	94	101	93	82	77	75	77	89	96	102	98	84	71	64	63
Fri	62	71	78	80	79	75	76	79	87	97	102	102	94	86	73	66	63
Sat	63	63	64	65	67	72	78	79	80	83	81	80	78	74	69	66	63
Sun	63	63	63	63	65	67	70	72	73	72	71	71	72	70	68	67	64