Best Time to Drive from American Canyon to San Jose

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-680 South, usually 85 at this time.

Only 72% 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 American Canyon to San Jose 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	73	91	100	97	87	81	81	80	80	83	84	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	90	114	109	98	84	79	78	77	81	87	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	73	90	106	102	92	83	79	78	77	82	86	92	92	76	73	74	73
Thu	72	91	104	106	97	83	78	78	77	82	87	92	93	77	73	73	73
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	85	90	91	93	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	72	73	74	75	77	79	80	79	81	80	82	86	84	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	72	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	78	78	81	79	77	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from American Canyon to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central American Canyon to downtown San Jose 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 American Canyon to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from American Canyon to San Jose?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from American Canyon to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (56 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	91	100	97	87	81	81	80	80	83	84	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	90	114	109	98	84	79	78	77	81	87	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	73	90	106	102	92	83	79	78	77	82	86	92	92	76	73	74	73
Thu	72	91	104	106	97	83	78	78	77	82	87	92	93	77	73	73	73
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	85	90	91	93	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	72	73	74	75	77	79	80	79	81	80	82	86	84	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	72	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	78	78	81	79	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	91	100	97	87	81	81	80	80	83	84	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	90	114	109	98	84	79	78	77	81	87	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	73	90	106	102	92	83	79	78	77	82	86	92	92	76	73	74	73
Thu	72	91	104	106	97	83	78	78	77	82	87	92	93	77	73	73	73
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	85	90	91	93	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	72	73	74	75	77	79	80	79	81	80	82	86	84	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	72	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	78	78	81	79	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	91	100	97	87	81	81	80	80	83	84	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	90	114	109	98	84	79	78	77	81	87	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	73	90	106	102	92	83	79	78	77	82	86	92	92	76	73	74	73
Thu	72	91	104	106	97	83	78	78	77	82	87	92	93	77	73	73	73
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	85	90	91	93	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	72	73	74	75	77	79	80	79	81	80	82	86	84	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	72	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	78	78	81	79	77	76	73