Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Gilroy

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via US-101 South, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Sunnyvale 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	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	50	61	66	67	53	43	40	39
Tue	40	41	41	42	44	44	44	43	44	49	69	77	78	67	48	41	39
Wed	40	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	45	50	68	77	82	69	49	41	39
Thu	40	40	41	43	44	44	43	42	44	52	74	80	80	68	50	42	39
Fri	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	50	62	73	70	65	53	46	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	41	43	47	46	47	47	47	45	43	41	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	41	42	41	41	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Gilroy (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Gilroy?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Gilroy?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (38 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	50	61	66	67	53	43	40	39
Tue	40	41	41	42	44	44	44	43	44	49	69	77	78	67	48	41	39
Wed	40	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	45	50	68	77	82	69	49	41	39
Thu	40	40	41	43	44	44	43	42	44	52	74	80	80	68	50	42	39
Fri	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	50	62	73	70	65	53	46	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	41	43	47	46	47	47	47	45	43	41	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	41	42	41	41	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	50	61	66	67	53	43	40	39
Tue	40	41	41	42	44	44	44	43	44	49	69	77	78	67	48	41	39
Wed	40	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	45	50	68	77	82	69	49	41	39
Thu	40	40	41	43	44	44	43	42	44	52	74	80	80	68	50	42	39
Fri	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	50	62	73	70	65	53	46	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	41	43	47	46	47	47	47	45	43	41	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	41	42	41	41	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	50	61	66	67	53	43	40	39
Tue	40	41	41	42	44	44	44	43	44	49	69	77	78	67	48	41	39
Wed	40	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	45	50	68	77	82	69	49	41	39
Thu	40	40	41	43	44	44	43	42	44	52	74	80	80	68	50	42	39
Fri	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	50	62	73	70	65	53	46	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	41	43	47	46	47	47	47	45	43	41	41	41	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	42	43	43	43	42	41	42	41	41	40	39