Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Daly City

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 45 minutes via I-280 North.

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.

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	52	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	53	49	46	46	45
Tue	45	45	50	69	64	55	48	46	47	46	47	58	61	54	47	45	45
Wed	45	45	50	69	62	53	47	47	47	46	48	58	64	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	45	50	74	67	53	48	46	46	46	49	58	65	56	47	46	45
Fri	45	45	49	52	49	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	53	50	47	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	46	46	46	46	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	45

About this drive

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 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose to central Daly City 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 Jose to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 74 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 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Daly City?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

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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More drives

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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	52	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	53	49	46	46	45
Tue	45	45	50	69	64	55	48	46	47	46	47	58	61	54	47	45	45
Wed	45	45	50	69	62	53	47	47	47	46	48	58	64	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	45	50	74	67	53	48	46	46	46	49	58	65	56	47	46	45
Fri	45	45	49	52	49	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	53	50	47	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	46	46	46	46	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	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	52	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	53	49	46	46	45
Tue	45	45	50	69	64	55	48	46	47	46	47	58	61	54	47	45	45
Wed	45	45	50	69	62	53	47	47	47	46	48	58	64	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	45	50	74	67	53	48	46	46	46	49	58	65	56	47	46	45
Fri	45	45	49	52	49	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	53	50	47	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	46	46	46	46	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	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	52	47	47	46	46	47	48	50	53	49	46	46	45
Tue	45	45	50	69	64	55	48	46	47	46	47	58	61	54	47	45	45
Wed	45	45	50	69	62	53	47	47	47	46	48	58	64	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	45	50	74	67	53	48	46	46	46	49	58	65	56	47	46	45
Fri	45	45	49	52	49	47	47	47	47	47	49	50	53	50	47	46	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	46	46	46	46	46	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	45	45	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	45