Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Milpitas

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via US-101 South, usually 42 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Francisco to Milpitas 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	41	42	45	54	54	48	46	46	47	50	54	59	58	49	46	44	42
Tue	41	42	46	61	62	51	47	46	46	50	61	76	77	56	49	43	41
Wed	41	41	46	63	58	50	46	46	46	50	62	78	77	56	48	43	41
Thu	41	42	46	61	58	50	47	45	46	51	62	77	75	57	50	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	47	45	46	46	47	50	55	59	56	52	48	45	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from San Francisco to Milpitas (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 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 Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 40 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Milpitas?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (40 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	45	54	54	48	46	46	47	50	54	59	58	49	46	44	42
Tue	41	42	46	61	62	51	47	46	46	50	61	76	77	56	49	43	41
Wed	41	41	46	63	58	50	46	46	46	50	62	78	77	56	48	43	41
Thu	41	42	46	61	58	50	47	45	46	51	62	77	75	57	50	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	47	45	46	46	47	50	55	59	56	52	48	45	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	45	54	54	48	46	46	47	50	54	59	58	49	46	44	42
Tue	41	42	46	61	62	51	47	46	46	50	61	76	77	56	49	43	41
Wed	41	41	46	63	58	50	46	46	46	50	62	78	77	56	48	43	41
Thu	41	42	46	61	58	50	47	45	46	51	62	77	75	57	50	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	47	45	46	46	47	50	55	59	56	52	48	45	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	45	54	54	48	46	46	47	50	54	59	58	49	46	44	42
Tue	41	42	46	61	62	51	47	46	46	50	61	76	77	56	49	43	41
Wed	41	41	46	63	58	50	46	46	46	50	62	78	77	56	48	43	41
Thu	41	42	46	61	58	50	47	45	46	51	62	77	75	57	50	44	42
Fri	41	42	44	47	47	45	46	46	47	50	55	59	56	52	48	45	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	42