Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Morgan Hill

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 50 minutes via US-101 South, usually 50 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Mateo to Morgan Hill 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	46	49	51	56	60	53	52	53	54	61	71	80	77	58	51	48	47
Tue	46	49	50	60	66	57	54	52	53	61	80	91	91	74	55	49	47
Wed	46	49	50	60	64	56	52	52	53	61	81	92	95	73	54	49	47
Thu	46	49	50	61	63	55	52	51	54	63	85	92	94	73	57	50	47
Fri	46	48	50	52	53	51	52	55	59	69	82	81	74	61	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	55	55	54	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	50	48	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from San Mateo to Morgan Hill (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 99 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 8 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 Morgan Hill 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 Morgan Hill?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Mateo to Morgan Hill?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Morgan Hill?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (47 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	51	56	60	53	52	53	54	61	71	80	77	58	51	48	47
Tue	46	49	50	60	66	57	54	52	53	61	80	91	91	74	55	49	47
Wed	46	49	50	60	64	56	52	52	53	61	81	92	95	73	54	49	47
Thu	46	49	50	61	63	55	52	51	54	63	85	92	94	73	57	50	47
Fri	46	48	50	52	53	51	52	55	59	69	82	81	74	61	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	55	55	54	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	50	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	51	56	60	53	52	53	54	61	71	80	77	58	51	48	47
Tue	46	49	50	60	66	57	54	52	53	61	80	91	91	74	55	49	47
Wed	46	49	50	60	64	56	52	52	53	61	81	92	95	73	54	49	47
Thu	46	49	50	61	63	55	52	51	54	63	85	92	94	73	57	50	47
Fri	46	48	50	52	53	51	52	55	59	69	82	81	74	61	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	55	55	54	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	50	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	51	56	60	53	52	53	54	61	71	80	77	58	51	48	47
Tue	46	49	50	60	66	57	54	52	53	61	80	91	91	74	55	49	47
Wed	46	49	50	60	64	56	52	52	53	61	81	92	95	73	54	49	47
Thu	46	49	50	61	63	55	52	51	54	63	85	92	94	73	57	50	47
Fri	46	48	50	52	53	51	52	55	59	69	82	81	74	61	53	48	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	53	53	54	55	55	54	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	50	48	47