Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Daly City

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-80 West, usually 31 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Richmond 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	21	27	33	39	37	32	30	28	28	27	30	28	30	27	24	22	22
Tue	22	28	37	47	40	35	32	27	26	26	29	31	38	37	25	23	22
Wed	21	26	36	40	39	33	33	28	26	26	29	33	44	39	26	23	22
Thu	21	27	34	42	39	36	34	30	29	29	35	39	59	43	27	23	22
Fri	22	25	30	31	32	27	26	26	29	30	34	35	40	36	28	25	23
Sat	22	22	22	22	23	25	34	40	40	38	38	36	37	38	31	27	23
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	23	27	30	34	38	37	36	35	33	30	27	23

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Richmond to Daly City (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 central Richmond 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 Richmond to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 21 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Daly City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (3 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	33	39	37	32	30	28	28	27	30	28	30	27	24	22	22
Tue	22	28	37	47	40	35	32	27	26	26	29	31	38	37	25	23	22
Wed	21	26	36	40	39	33	33	28	26	26	29	33	44	39	26	23	22
Thu	21	27	34	42	39	36	34	30	29	29	35	39	59	43	27	23	22
Fri	22	25	30	31	32	27	26	26	29	30	34	35	40	36	28	25	23
Sat	22	22	22	22	23	25	34	40	40	38	38	36	37	38	31	27	23
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	23	27	30	34	38	37	36	35	33	30	27	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	33	39	37	32	30	28	28	27	30	28	30	27	24	22	22
Tue	22	28	37	47	40	35	32	27	26	26	29	31	38	37	25	23	22
Wed	21	26	36	40	39	33	33	28	26	26	29	33	44	39	26	23	22
Thu	21	27	34	42	39	36	34	30	29	29	35	39	59	43	27	23	22
Fri	22	25	30	31	32	27	26	26	29	30	34	35	40	36	28	25	23
Sat	22	22	22	22	23	25	34	40	40	38	38	36	37	38	31	27	23
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	23	27	30	34	38	37	36	35	33	30	27	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	21	27	33	39	37	32	30	28	28	27	30	28	30	27	24	22	22
Tue	22	28	37	47	40	35	32	27	26	26	29	31	38	37	25	23	22
Wed	21	26	36	40	39	33	33	28	26	26	29	33	44	39	26	23	22
Thu	21	27	34	42	39	36	34	30	29	29	35	39	59	43	27	23	22
Fri	22	25	30	31	32	27	26	26	29	30	34	35	40	36	28	25	23
Sat	22	22	22	22	23	25	34	40	40	38	38	36	37	38	31	27	23
Sun	22	22	22	22	23	23	27	30	34	38	37	36	35	33	30	27	23