Best Time to Drive from American Canyon to San Jose

Right now (7:49 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-680 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 69% 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	90	101	97	87	81	80	80	79	82	83	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	91	114	109	94	84	79	78	77	81	86	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	91	106	103	91	82	79	78	78	82	86	92	92	77	73	73	73
Thu	72	87	105	105	96	83	78	78	78	82	87	92	93	78	74	73	72
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	83	89	90	92	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	76	78	79	78	79	79	80	79	77	75	74	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	75	76	77	77	79	77	78	79	78	78	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 4 pm on Saturdays (80 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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More drives

San Jose to American Canyon (return trip) · American Canyon to San Francisco · American Canyon to Sacramento · American Canyon to Oakland · American Canyon to Stockton · American Canyon to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	90	101	97	87	81	80	80	79	82	83	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	91	114	109	94	84	79	78	77	81	86	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	91	106	103	91	82	79	78	78	82	86	92	92	77	73	73	73
Thu	72	87	105	105	96	83	78	78	78	82	87	92	93	78	74	73	72
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	83	89	90	92	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	76	78	79	78	79	79	80	79	77	75	74	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	75	76	77	77	79	77	78	79	78	78	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	90	101	97	87	81	80	80	79	82	83	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	91	114	109	94	84	79	78	77	81	86	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	91	106	103	91	82	79	78	78	82	86	92	92	77	73	73	73
Thu	72	87	105	105	96	83	78	78	78	82	87	92	93	78	74	73	72
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	83	89	90	92	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	76	78	79	78	79	79	80	79	77	75	74	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	75	76	77	77	79	77	78	79	78	78	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	90	101	97	87	81	80	80	79	82	83	86	85	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	91	114	109	94	84	79	78	77	81	86	91	90	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	91	106	103	91	82	79	78	78	82	86	92	92	77	73	73	73
Thu	72	87	105	105	96	83	78	78	78	82	87	92	93	78	74	73	72
Fri	72	78	83	81	79	78	78	78	78	83	89	90	92	80	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	76	78	79	78	79	79	80	79	77	75	74	73
Sun	73	72	72	73	73	75	76	77	77	79	77	78	79	78	78	76	73