Best Time to Drive from South San Francisco to Milpitas

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via US-101 South, usually 43 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from South San Francisco to Milpitas 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	32	33	36	43	44	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	48	41	37	35	34
Tue	32	33	36	50	52	43	38	37	37	40	50	65	68	50	41	35	33
Wed	32	33	36	48	49	41	37	37	37	40	51	65	69	49	40	34	33
Thu	32	33	36	49	49	41	38	36	37	41	51	65	68	49	42	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	37	38	36	36	37	37	41	45	50	48	42	40	36	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	36	35	33
Sun	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from South San Francisco to Milpitas (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South San Francisco to central Milpitas 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 South San Francisco to Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South San Francisco to Milpitas?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South San Francisco to Milpitas?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (30 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	36	43	44	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	48	41	37	35	34
Tue	32	33	36	50	52	43	38	37	37	40	50	65	68	50	41	35	33
Wed	32	33	36	48	49	41	37	37	37	40	51	65	69	49	40	34	33
Thu	32	33	36	49	49	41	38	36	37	41	51	65	68	49	42	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	37	38	36	36	37	37	41	45	50	48	42	40	36	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	36	35	33
Sun	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	36	43	44	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	48	41	37	35	34
Tue	32	33	36	50	52	43	38	37	37	40	50	65	68	50	41	35	33
Wed	32	33	36	48	49	41	37	37	37	40	51	65	69	49	40	34	33
Thu	32	33	36	49	49	41	38	36	37	41	51	65	68	49	42	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	37	38	36	36	37	37	41	45	50	48	42	40	36	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	36	35	33
Sun	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	36	43	44	38	37	37	37	40	43	49	48	41	37	35	34
Tue	32	33	36	50	52	43	38	37	37	40	50	65	68	50	41	35	33
Wed	32	33	36	48	49	41	37	37	37	40	51	65	69	49	40	34	33
Thu	32	33	36	49	49	41	38	36	37	41	51	65	68	49	42	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	37	38	36	36	37	37	41	45	50	48	42	40	36	33
Sat	33	32	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	36	35	33
Sun	33	33	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	33