Best Time to Drive from Petaluma to Daly City

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via US-101 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Petaluma 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	43	44	55	58	53	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	48	48	46	45	45
Tue	43	44	62	68	57	49	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	45	44	45	45
Wed	43	44	59	62	56	49	47	47	46	47	47	49	50	46	45	46	45
Thu	43	44	63	71	56	50	49	47	46	47	47	49	49	47	45	46	45
Fri	43	44	50	51	47	46	46	47	46	48	51	52	50	48	46	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	45	49	48	49	53	50	57	52	49	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	54	57	55	57	54	49	47	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Petaluma to Daly City (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Petaluma 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 Petaluma to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 43 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Petaluma to Daly City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	55	58	53	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	48	48	46	45	45
Tue	43	44	62	68	57	49	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	45	44	45	45
Wed	43	44	59	62	56	49	47	47	46	47	47	49	50	46	45	46	45
Thu	43	44	63	71	56	50	49	47	46	47	47	49	49	47	45	46	45
Fri	43	44	50	51	47	46	46	47	46	48	51	52	50	48	46	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	45	49	48	49	53	50	57	52	49	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	54	57	55	57	54	49	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	55	58	53	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	48	48	46	45	45
Tue	43	44	62	68	57	49	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	45	44	45	45
Wed	43	44	59	62	56	49	47	47	46	47	47	49	50	46	45	46	45
Thu	43	44	63	71	56	50	49	47	46	47	47	49	49	47	45	46	45
Fri	43	44	50	51	47	46	46	47	46	48	51	52	50	48	46	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	45	49	48	49	53	50	57	52	49	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	54	57	55	57	54	49	47	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	55	58	53	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	48	48	46	45	45
Tue	43	44	62	68	57	49	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	45	44	45	45
Wed	43	44	59	62	56	49	47	47	46	47	47	49	50	46	45	46	45
Thu	43	44	63	71	56	50	49	47	46	47	47	49	49	47	45	46	45
Fri	43	44	50	51	47	46	46	47	46	48	51	52	50	48	46	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	45	49	48	49	53	50	57	52	49	46	45	44
Sun	43	43	43	44	44	45	48	55	54	57	55	57	54	49	47	47	44