Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Daly City

Right now (9:05 pm PST): about 40 minutes via I-280 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Sunnyvale 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	40	40	40	43	45	42	42	41	41	41	41	44	46	41	40	40	40
Tue	40	40	41	46	46	44	42	41	41	41	43	48	52	47	40	40	40
Wed	39	40	41	45	46	43	42	42	41	41	44	49	54	48	41	40	40
Thu	40	40	42	48	49	45	42	41	41	41	45	51	56	49	42	40	40
Fri	39	39	41	43	42	42	41	41	42	43	46	45	47	45	41	40	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	41	41	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Daly City (via I-280 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Daly City?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Daly City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 North in Bay Area (39 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	40	40	41	46	46	44	42	41	41	41	43	48	52	47	40	40	40
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