Best Time to Drive from Palo Alto to Dublin

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 33 minutes via I-880 North and US-101 North.

Only 40% 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 Palo Alto to Dublin 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	32	34	39	40	40	38	37	37	38	46	53	52	51	51	41	36	32
Tue	32	35	39	43	40	39	37	36	38	45	51	56	59	58	50	39	33
Wed	32	35	39	42	40	39	38	37	39	47	54	59	59	56	50	39	33
Thu	32	35	39	42	41	39	38	38	39	45	53	55	56	53	48	40	33
Fri	32	34	36	37	37	37	38	38	42	48	52	55	53	52	47	39	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	38	37	40	41	43	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	38	36	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Palo Alto to Dublin (via I-880 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palo Alto to central Dublin 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 Palo Alto to Dublin?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palo Alto to Dublin?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 32 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palo Alto to Dublin?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	40	40	38	37	37	38	46	53	52	51	51	41	36	32
Tue	32	35	39	43	40	39	37	36	38	45	51	56	59	58	50	39	33
Wed	32	35	39	42	40	39	38	37	39	47	54	59	59	56	50	39	33
Thu	32	35	39	42	41	39	38	38	39	45	53	55	56	53	48	40	33
Fri	32	34	36	37	37	37	38	38	42	48	52	55	53	52	47	39	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	38	37	40	41	43	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	38	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	40	40	38	37	37	38	46	53	52	51	51	41	36	32
Tue	32	35	39	43	40	39	37	36	38	45	51	56	59	58	50	39	33
Wed	32	35	39	42	40	39	38	37	39	47	54	59	59	56	50	39	33
Thu	32	35	39	42	41	39	38	38	39	45	53	55	56	53	48	40	33
Fri	32	34	36	37	37	37	38	38	42	48	52	55	53	52	47	39	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	38	37	40	41	43	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	38	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	39	40	40	38	37	37	38	46	53	52	51	51	41	36	32
Tue	32	35	39	43	40	39	37	36	38	45	51	56	59	58	50	39	33
Wed	32	35	39	42	40	39	38	37	39	47	54	59	59	56	50	39	33
Thu	32	35	39	42	41	39	38	38	39	45	53	55	56	53	48	40	33
Fri	32	34	36	37	37	37	38	38	42	48	52	55	53	52	47	39	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	38	37	40	41	43	44	42	37	36	34
Sun	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	38	36	35	33