Best Time to Drive from South San Francisco to San Leandro

Right now (6:05 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-92 East and US-101 South and I-880 North, usually 31 at this time.

Only 62% 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 South San Francisco to San Leandro 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	29	30	31	36	34	33	33	33	34	36	42	42	42	38	32	31	30
Tue	29	29	31	41	36	32	32	32	33	35	41	43	46	41	35	31	29
Wed	29	29	31	39	34	32	32	32	33	36	42	44	45	40	35	31	29
Thu	29	29	31	41	36	33	33	33	33	36	42	45	49	42	36	32	29
Fri	29	30	31	33	32	32	32	33	34	36	41	43	41	37	34	31	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	30	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	33	31	30	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from South San Francisco to San Leandro (via SR-92 East and US-101 South and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 5 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 San Leandro 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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South San Francisco to San Leandro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	29	29	31	41	36	32	32	32	33	35	41	43	46	41	35	31	29
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	31	36	34	33	33	33	34	36	42	42	42	38	32	31	30
Tue	29	29	31	41	36	32	32	32	33	35	41	43	46	41	35	31	29
Wed	29	29	31	39	34	32	32	32	33	36	42	44	45	40	35	31	29
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Fri	29	30	31	33	32	32	32	33	34	36	41	43	41	37	34	31	29
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