Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Danville

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 38 minutes via SR-92 East and I-680 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Mateo to Danville 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	38	38	39	42	43	42	42	42	44	48	60	57	57	51	41	40	39
Tue	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	41	43	50	61	60	66	58	48	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	42	44	54	64	64	66	59	47	40	38
Thu	38	38	39	43	44	42	41	41	45	50	61	63	70	58	48	41	38
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	41	42	45	51	62	59	57	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	43	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from San Mateo to Danville (via SR-92 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Mateo to central Danville 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 Mateo to Danville?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Mateo to Danville?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 38 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Danville?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	42	43	42	42	42	44	48	60	57	57	51	41	40	39
Tue	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	41	43	50	61	60	66	58	48	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	42	44	54	64	64	66	59	47	40	38
Thu	38	38	39	43	44	42	41	41	45	50	61	63	70	58	48	41	38
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	41	42	45	51	62	59	57	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	43	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	42	43	42	42	42	44	48	60	57	57	51	41	40	39
Tue	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	41	43	50	61	60	66	58	48	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	42	44	54	64	64	66	59	47	40	38
Thu	38	38	39	43	44	42	41	41	45	50	61	63	70	58	48	41	38
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	41	42	45	51	62	59	57	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	43	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	42	43	42	42	42	44	48	60	57	57	51	41	40	39
Tue	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	41	43	50	61	60	66	58	48	40	38
Wed	38	38	39	42	43	41	41	42	44	54	64	64	66	59	47	40	38
Thu	38	38	39	43	44	42	41	41	45	50	61	63	70	58	48	41	38
Fri	38	38	39	41	41	41	41	42	45	51	62	59	57	51	43	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	42	41	42	43	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38