Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to San Mateo
Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-92 West and I-880 South, usually 27 at this time.
Only 54% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 27 | 37 | 43 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Tue | 23 | 28 | 42 | 51 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Wed | 24 | 28 | 42 | 47 | 40 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Thu | 24 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Fri | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 24-mile drive from San Leandro to San Mateo (via SR-92 West and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro to central San Mateo 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 Leandro to San Mateo?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to San Mateo?
The 24-mile drive usually takes 23 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Leandro to San Mateo?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (8 miles)
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