Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Campbell

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-280 South and US-101 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Campbell 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	48	49	52	55	58	54	54	55	54	56	64	58	58	52	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	53	58	58	56	54	53	52	56	64	69	68	59	51	49	48
Wed	48	48	52	58	62	54	55	59	58	64	66	92	71	60	53	50	48
Thu	48	49	53	58	56	55	52	52	51	55	68	68	66	59	55	50	49
Fri	48	48	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	61	59	57	54	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	50	51	51	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from San Francisco to Campbell (via I-280 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 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 Campbell 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 Campbell?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Campbell?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Campbell?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 South in Bay Area (32 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (11 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Campbell to San Francisco (return trip) · San Francisco to San Jose · San Francisco to Palo Alto · San Francisco to Berkeley · San Francisco to Fremont · San Francisco to Walnut Creek · San Francisco to San Mateo · San Francisco to Hayward · San Francisco to Mountain View · San Francisco to Pleasanton · San Francisco to Santa Clara · San Francisco to Richmond

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	52	55	58	54	54	55	54	56	64	58	58	52	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	53	58	58	56	54	53	52	56	64	69	68	59	51	49	48
Wed	48	48	52	58	62	54	55	59	58	64	66	92	71	60	53	50	48
Thu	48	49	53	58	56	55	52	52	51	55	68	68	66	59	55	50	49
Fri	48	48	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	61	59	57	54	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	50	51	51	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	52	55	58	54	54	55	54	56	64	58	58	52	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	53	58	58	56	54	53	52	56	64	69	68	59	51	49	48
Wed	48	48	52	58	62	54	55	59	58	64	66	92	71	60	53	50	48
Thu	48	49	53	58	56	55	52	52	51	55	68	68	66	59	55	50	49
Fri	48	48	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	61	59	57	54	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	50	51	51	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	52	55	58	54	54	55	54	56	64	58	58	52	50	50	49
Tue	47	49	53	58	58	56	54	53	52	56	64	69	68	59	51	49	48
Wed	48	48	52	58	62	54	55	59	58	64	66	92	71	60	53	50	48
Thu	48	49	53	58	56	55	52	52	51	55	68	68	66	59	55	50	49
Fri	48	48	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	61	59	57	54	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	50	51	51	51	51	50	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	49