Hey BAIC, need some advise.

I gotta go from san jose (at 85 and 17) up to Burlingame off 101 and be commuting between 8:30 and 9:15.

Google maps says to go 85 to 101 to Burlingame, but I know there's going to be bad traffic.

Is there a better way?

Take 280 and cut over in Burlingame?

 

280 is generally quicker than 101 but I've never traveled from that far south heading north at that time in the morning, so I can't say for certain. i know heading south around evening commuter hours is always a mess on 85. I usually will take 280 avoid 101 at those hours.

 

I go to work from san jose to sunnyvale every morning and I can tell you they are all equally bad, unless you carpool. Somedays one freeway is quicker than the other, but its a hit or miss.. you can always listen to the radio to get a traffic report too.

ON 101 northbound, it usually clears up after the 87 intersection/montague exit. Not sure how bad it gets when you go further towards Burlingame however.

 

101 if you have people for carpool, 280 if you are by yourself. There is generally a slowdown on 85 just before Saratoga but then it opens up again.

 

Yeah if you take 280, I think trousdale is your only close and direct route other wise take black mountain (?) and cut through hillsborough, but there are a bunch of stop signs so ehh.

 

I go from santa cruz to san bruno few times a week, leavin sc at around 7-730 and get to sb by 830 always...from 17 I go to 280n and get into carpool and its usually about 50mph steady until about page mill and then 80mph the rest of the way...non carpool is about 20mph

I don't take 85 cuz the 85n onramp from 17n has a meter light so it takes a while but if you are already on 85, I'd still use 280, not 101

 

Thanks for all the replies.

I did the 17 to 280 to 91 to 101n because bythe time I got to 91 it was after 9 am.

280 sucks until you get past Cupertino. 101 sucks from mtn view on up according to my coworker.

 

101 is a nightmare the entire way from San Jose to South SF


280 is def quicker but still sucks until you hit Cupertino
If you can hit 280/17 before 7am than its still pretty clear

 

Take 280

 

I'd take 280. I live in Cupertino and once you make it past the about Foothill and all that stuff it shouldn't be too bad.