Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Daly City

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-280 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 38% 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.

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from San Jose to Daly City (via I-280 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Daly City to San Jose

Freeway, about 48 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose to central Daly City along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Jose to Daly City 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	45	45	48	58	51	48	47	47	46	47	47	49	52	48	46	45	45
Tue	45	45	51	67	62	55	48	46	46	46	47	56	59	51	46	45	45
Wed	45	45	51	68	61	51	47	47	46	46	47	55	60	52	46	45	45
Thu	45	45	51	72	62	51	47	46	46	46	48	58	62	53	46	45	44
Fri	45	45	48	51	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	51	49	46	45	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	48	46	46	45	45	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	46	46	45

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 Jose to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Daly City?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Daly City?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-280 North in Bay Area (47 miles) · SR-87 South in Bay Area (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	48	58	51	48	47	47	46	47	47	49	52	48	46	45	45
Tue	45	45	51	67	62	55	48	46	46	46	47	56	59	51	46	45	45
Wed	45	45	51	68	61	51	47	47	46	46	47	55	60	52	46	45	45
Thu	45	45	51	72	62	51	47	46	46	46	48	58	62	53	46	45	44
Fri	45	45	48	51	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	51	49	46	45	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	48	46	46	45	45	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	46	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	48	58	51	48	47	47	46	47	47	49	52	48	46	45	45
Tue	45	45	51	67	62	55	48	46	46	46	47	56	59	51	46	45	45
Wed	45	45	51	68	61	51	47	47	46	46	47	55	60	52	46	45	45
Thu	45	45	51	72	62	51	47	46	46	46	48	58	62	53	46	45	44
Fri	45	45	48	51	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	51	49	46	45	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	48	46	46	45	45	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	46	46	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	48	58	51	48	47	47	46	47	47	49	52	48	46	45	45
Tue	45	45	51	67	62	55	48	46	46	46	47	56	59	51	46	45	45
Wed	45	45	51	68	61	51	47	47	46	46	47	55	60	52	46	45	45
Thu	45	45	51	72	62	51	47	46	46	46	48	58	62	53	46	45	44
Fri	45	45	48	51	48	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	51	49	46	45	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	47	47	48	46	46	45	45	45	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	46	46	45