Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Daly City

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via US-101 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Santa Rosa to Daly City 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	58	72	73	66	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	59	57	57	57
Tue	55	58	81	80	69	61	61	60	60	60	61	62	62	59	57	57	57
Wed	55	58	77	78	69	63	61	60	60	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	57
Thu	55	58	83	80	68	62	63	60	59	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	56
Fri	55	58	66	64	61	59	60	61	61	62	65	64	62	59	57	57	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	65	63	68	65	60	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	61	66	67	69	70	72	65	60	58	57	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Daly City (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Rosa to central Daly City 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 Rosa to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Rosa to Daly City?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 55 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Daly City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (48 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	58	72	73	66	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	59	57	57	57
Tue	55	58	81	80	69	61	61	60	60	60	61	62	62	59	57	57	57
Wed	55	58	77	78	69	63	61	60	60	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	57
Thu	55	58	83	80	68	62	63	60	59	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	56
Fri	55	58	66	64	61	59	60	61	61	62	65	64	62	59	57	57	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	65	63	68	65	60	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	61	66	67	69	70	72	65	60	58	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	72	73	66	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	59	57	57	57
Tue	55	58	81	80	69	61	61	60	60	60	61	62	62	59	57	57	57
Wed	55	58	77	78	69	63	61	60	60	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	57
Thu	55	58	83	80	68	62	63	60	59	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	56
Fri	55	58	66	64	61	59	60	61	61	62	65	64	62	59	57	57	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	65	63	68	65	60	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	61	66	67	69	70	72	65	60	58	57	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	58	72	73	66	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	59	57	57	57
Tue	55	58	81	80	69	61	61	60	60	60	61	62	62	59	57	57	57
Wed	55	58	77	78	69	63	61	60	60	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	57
Thu	55	58	83	80	68	62	63	60	59	60	61	63	62	60	57	57	56
Fri	55	58	66	64	61	59	60	61	61	62	65	64	62	59	57	57	57
Sat	56	55	56	56	57	58	61	61	61	65	63	68	65	60	57	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	58	61	66	67	69	70	72	65	60	58	57	56