Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Gilroy

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via US-101 South, usually 63 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Mateo to Gilroy 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	55	56	58	65	69	63	62	63	64	72	82	91	87	68	60	57	55
Tue	55	56	58	68	76	67	64	62	63	71	91	102	100	83	63	57	55
Wed	55	56	58	69	74	66	63	62	63	71	93	103	105	82	63	57	55
Thu	55	56	58	70	72	64	62	61	64	74	97	105	105	82	66	58	55
Fri	55	56	58	61	62	61	62	65	71	82	94	93	84	70	63	57	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	61	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	59	60	58	58	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from San Mateo to Gilroy (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Gilroy 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 Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Gilroy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (57 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	65	69	63	62	63	64	72	82	91	87	68	60	57	55
Tue	55	56	58	68	76	67	64	62	63	71	91	102	100	83	63	57	55
Wed	55	56	58	69	74	66	63	62	63	71	93	103	105	82	63	57	55
Thu	55	56	58	70	72	64	62	61	64	74	97	105	105	82	66	58	55
Fri	55	56	58	61	62	61	62	65	71	82	94	93	84	70	63	57	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	61	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	59	60	58	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	65	69	63	62	63	64	72	82	91	87	68	60	57	55
Tue	55	56	58	68	76	67	64	62	63	71	91	102	100	83	63	57	55
Wed	55	56	58	69	74	66	63	62	63	71	93	103	105	82	63	57	55
Thu	55	56	58	70	72	64	62	61	64	74	97	105	105	82	66	58	55
Fri	55	56	58	61	62	61	62	65	71	82	94	93	84	70	63	57	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	61	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	59	60	58	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	58	65	69	63	62	63	64	72	82	91	87	68	60	57	55
Tue	55	56	58	68	76	67	64	62	63	71	91	102	100	83	63	57	55
Wed	55	56	58	69	74	66	63	62	63	71	93	103	105	82	63	57	55
Thu	55	56	58	70	72	64	62	61	64	74	97	105	105	82	66	58	55
Fri	55	56	58	61	62	61	62	65	71	82	94	93	84	70	63	57	55
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	64	65	65	65	63	61	60	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	59	59	60	58	58	57	55