Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Gilroy

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via US-101 South, usually 47 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clara 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	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	40	41	44	51	60	62	52	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	38	42	39	39	39	40	42	54	64	64	57	44	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	43	40	39	39	40	44	55	64	63	57	45	37	35
Thu	35	36	36	39	42	40	38	38	39	46	60	67	65	58	46	37	35
Fri	35	35	37	38	39	39	39	40	45	55	62	63	60	51	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	42	42	43	44	44	43	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Santa Clara to Gilroy (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara to Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Gilroy?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Gilroy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (30 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Gilroy to Santa Clara (return trip) · Santa Clara to San Francisco · Santa Clara to Oakland · Santa Clara to Palo Alto · Santa Clara to Berkeley · Santa Clara to Fremont · Santa Clara to Walnut Creek · Santa Clara to San Mateo · Santa Clara to Hayward · Santa Clara to Pleasanton · Santa Clara to Richmond · Santa Clara to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	40	41	44	51	60	62	52	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	38	42	39	39	39	40	42	54	64	64	57	44	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	43	40	39	39	40	44	55	64	63	57	45	37	35
Thu	35	36	36	39	42	40	38	38	39	46	60	67	65	58	46	37	35
Fri	35	35	37	38	39	39	39	40	45	55	62	63	60	51	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	42	42	43	44	44	43	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	40	41	44	51	60	62	52	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	38	42	39	39	39	40	42	54	64	64	57	44	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	43	40	39	39	40	44	55	64	63	57	45	37	35
Thu	35	36	36	39	42	40	38	38	39	46	60	67	65	58	46	37	35
Fri	35	35	37	38	39	39	39	40	45	55	62	63	60	51	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	42	42	43	44	44	43	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	39	40	40	39	40	41	44	51	60	62	52	38	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	38	42	39	39	39	40	42	54	64	64	57	44	36	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	43	40	39	39	40	44	55	64	63	57	45	37	35
Thu	35	36	36	39	42	40	38	38	39	46	60	67	65	58	46	37	35
Fri	35	35	37	38	39	39	39	40	45	55	62	63	60	51	43	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	38	42	42	43	44	44	43	41	38	37	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	35