Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Agua Caliente

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 55 minutes via US-101 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 37% 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 San Francisco to Agua Caliente 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	56	56	62	66	62	60	59	60	60	59	64	69	73	61	59	57	56
Tue	55	58	65	65	65	60	58	57	58	56	64	76	79	66	59	57	55
Wed	54	55	63	63	61	58	57	57	57	57	64	76	80	65	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	66	68	62	61	59	60	58	60	65	75	82	67	56	57	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	57	57	56	57	57	59	68	78	75	63	57	56	55
Sat	55	58	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	56
Sun	55	60	54	55	55	57	58	60	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from San Francisco to Agua Caliente (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (26 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco to central Agua Caliente 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 San Francisco to Agua Caliente?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Agua Caliente?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 54 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Agua Caliente?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (29 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	62	66	62	60	59	60	60	59	64	69	73	61	59	57	56
Tue	55	58	65	65	65	60	58	57	58	56	64	76	79	66	59	57	55
Wed	54	55	63	63	61	58	57	57	57	57	64	76	80	65	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	66	68	62	61	59	60	58	60	65	75	82	67	56	57	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	57	57	56	57	57	59	68	78	75	63	57	56	55
Sat	55	58	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	56
Sun	55	60	54	55	55	57	58	60	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	62	66	62	60	59	60	60	59	64	69	73	61	59	57	56
Tue	55	58	65	65	65	60	58	57	58	56	64	76	79	66	59	57	55
Wed	54	55	63	63	61	58	57	57	57	57	64	76	80	65	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	66	68	62	61	59	60	58	60	65	75	82	67	56	57	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	57	57	56	57	57	59	68	78	75	63	57	56	55
Sat	55	58	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	56
Sun	55	60	54	55	55	57	58	60	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	62	66	62	60	59	60	60	59	64	69	73	61	59	57	56
Tue	55	58	65	65	65	60	58	57	58	56	64	76	79	66	59	57	55
Wed	54	55	63	63	61	58	57	57	57	57	64	76	80	65	56	55	54
Thu	55	56	66	68	62	61	59	60	58	60	65	75	82	67	56	57	55
Fri	54	55	58	60	57	57	56	57	57	59	68	78	75	63	57	56	55
Sat	55	58	55	55	56	57	58	58	57	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	56
Sun	55	60	54	55	55	57	58	60	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	55