Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Dublin

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-580 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 47% 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 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	31	34	39	43	40	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	33	32
Tue	31	33	38	49	50	39	36	34	34	34	35	36	37	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	41	38	36	34	35	35	35	35	37	34	33	33	32
Thu	31	33	35	50	45	38	34	33	34	34	35	34	36	34	33	33	33
Fri	31	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	34	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from San Francisco to Dublin (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 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 San Francisco to Dublin?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Dublin?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 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	31	34	39	43	40	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	33	32
Tue	31	33	38	49	50	39	36	34	34	34	35	36	37	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	41	38	36	34	35	35	35	35	37	34	33	33	32
Thu	31	33	35	50	45	38	34	33	34	34	35	34	36	34	33	33	33
Fri	31	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	34	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	39	43	40	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	33	32
Tue	31	33	38	49	50	39	36	34	34	34	35	36	37	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	41	38	36	34	35	35	35	35	37	34	33	33	32
Thu	31	33	35	50	45	38	34	33	34	34	35	34	36	34	33	33	33
Fri	31	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	34	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	39	43	40	38	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	33	32
Tue	31	33	38	49	50	39	36	34	34	34	35	36	37	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	36	47	41	38	36	34	35	35	35	35	37	34	33	33	32
Thu	31	33	35	50	45	38	34	33	34	34	35	34	36	34	33	33	33
Fri	31	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	34	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	32