Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Morgan Hill

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 South, usually 65 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland to Morgan Hill 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	54	65	81	89	81	72	69	68	69	75	74	81	80	67	57	56	56
Tue	53	66	86	95	86	73	68	66	65	74	80	87	86	74	59	56	55
Wed	53	66	89	94	85	73	68	66	66	74	81	89	91	73	60	55	55
Thu	53	66	86	92	84	73	68	65	66	78	84	91	88	75	62	56	55
Fri	54	63	70	71	69	66	66	69	77	85	90	91	84	77	64	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	62	68	69	71	74	73	71	70	65	60	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	61	64	64	63	63	62	64	63	60	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Oakland to Morgan Hill (via I-880 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 95 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Morgan Hill 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 Morgan Hill?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Morgan Hill?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 53 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Morgan Hill?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (38 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (20 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	81	89	81	72	69	68	69	75	74	81	80	67	57	56	56
Tue	53	66	86	95	86	73	68	66	65	74	80	87	86	74	59	56	55
Wed	53	66	89	94	85	73	68	66	66	74	81	89	91	73	60	55	55
Thu	53	66	86	92	84	73	68	65	66	78	84	91	88	75	62	56	55
Fri	54	63	70	71	69	66	66	69	77	85	90	91	84	77	64	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	62	68	69	71	74	73	71	70	65	60	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	61	64	64	63	63	62	64	63	60	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	81	89	81	72	69	68	69	75	74	81	80	67	57	56	56
Tue	53	66	86	95	86	73	68	66	65	74	80	87	86	74	59	56	55
Wed	53	66	89	94	85	73	68	66	66	74	81	89	91	73	60	55	55
Thu	53	66	86	92	84	73	68	65	66	78	84	91	88	75	62	56	55
Fri	54	63	70	71	69	66	66	69	77	85	90	91	84	77	64	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	62	68	69	71	74	73	71	70	65	60	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	61	64	64	63	63	62	64	63	60	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	65	81	89	81	72	69	68	69	75	74	81	80	67	57	56	56
Tue	53	66	86	95	86	73	68	66	65	74	80	87	86	74	59	56	55
Wed	53	66	89	94	85	73	68	66	66	74	81	89	91	73	60	55	55
Thu	53	66	86	92	84	73	68	65	66	78	84	91	88	75	62	56	55
Fri	54	63	70	71	69	66	66	69	77	85	90	91	84	77	64	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	62	68	69	71	74	73	71	70	65	60	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	61	64	64	63	63	62	64	63	60	58	55