Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Dublin

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-92 East, usually 31 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Dublin 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	28	30	33	34	34	33	33	33	36	46	67	61	58	50	33	30	29
Tue	28	30	34	36	33	32	32	32	35	47	68	62	68	59	43	32	28
Wed	28	30	33	34	33	33	32	32	35	61	70	72	68	64	42	32	28
Thu	28	31	34	36	34	33	32	33	37	45	68	63	76	64	43	35	28
Fri	28	30	31	32	32	32	32	34	40	51	68	65	60	53	39	31	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	31	31	29	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from San Mateo to Dublin (via SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 17 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 Dublin 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 Dublin?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Dublin?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	33	34	34	33	33	33	36	46	67	61	58	50	33	30	29
Tue	28	30	34	36	33	32	32	32	35	47	68	62	68	59	43	32	28
Wed	28	30	33	34	33	33	32	32	35	61	70	72	68	64	42	32	28
Thu	28	31	34	36	34	33	32	33	37	45	68	63	76	64	43	35	28
Fri	28	30	31	32	32	32	32	34	40	51	68	65	60	53	39	31	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	31	31	29	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	33	34	34	33	33	33	36	46	67	61	58	50	33	30	29
Tue	28	30	34	36	33	32	32	32	35	47	68	62	68	59	43	32	28
Wed	28	30	33	34	33	33	32	32	35	61	70	72	68	64	42	32	28
Thu	28	31	34	36	34	33	32	33	37	45	68	63	76	64	43	35	28
Fri	28	30	31	32	32	32	32	34	40	51	68	65	60	53	39	31	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	31	31	29	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	33	34	34	33	33	33	36	46	67	61	58	50	33	30	29
Tue	28	30	34	36	33	32	32	32	35	47	68	62	68	59	43	32	28
Wed	28	30	33	34	33	33	32	32	35	61	70	72	68	64	42	32	28
Thu	28	31	34	36	34	33	32	33	37	45	68	63	76	64	43	35	28
Fri	28	30	31	32	32	32	32	34	40	51	68	65	60	53	39	31	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	28	30	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	34	30	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	31	31	29	30	28