Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Saratoga

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via US-101 South and SR-85 South, usually 46 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Francisco to Saratoga 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	43	44	48	57	56	49	48	49	49	50	59	61	60	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	48	63	63	53	49	47	47	51	66	74	73	57	48	45	43
Wed	43	43	48	60	58	51	47	47	47	51	69	79	73	57	48	45	43
Thu	43	44	49	60	59	51	48	47	47	53	70	79	75	58	49	45	44
Fri	43	43	46	49	48	47	47	47	48	51	60	61	56	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	50	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from San Francisco to Saratoga (via US-101 South and SR-85 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Saratoga?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	48	57	56	49	48	49	49	50	59	61	60	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	48	63	63	53	49	47	47	51	66	74	73	57	48	45	43
Wed	43	43	48	60	58	51	47	47	47	51	69	79	73	57	48	45	43
Thu	43	44	49	60	59	51	48	47	47	53	70	79	75	58	49	45	44
Fri	43	43	46	49	48	47	47	47	48	51	60	61	56	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	50	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	48	57	56	49	48	49	49	50	59	61	60	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	48	63	63	53	49	47	47	51	66	74	73	57	48	45	43
Wed	43	43	48	60	58	51	47	47	47	51	69	79	73	57	48	45	43
Thu	43	44	49	60	59	51	48	47	47	53	70	79	75	58	49	45	44
Fri	43	43	46	49	48	47	47	47	48	51	60	61	56	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	50	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	48	57	56	49	48	49	49	50	59	61	60	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	44	48	63	63	53	49	47	47	51	66	74	73	57	48	45	43
Wed	43	43	48	60	58	51	47	47	47	51	69	79	73	57	48	45	43
Thu	43	44	49	60	59	51	48	47	47	53	70	79	75	58	49	45	44
Fri	43	43	46	49	48	47	47	47	48	51	60	61	56	51	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	50	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	46	46	46	48	47	46	46	43