Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Bay Point to San Jose
Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-680 South, usually 58 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 57 | 70 | 88 | 86 | 75 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Tue | 56 | 68 | 98 | 97 | 84 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 78 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Wed | 57 | 67 | 91 | 92 | 80 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Thu | 56 | 67 | 95 | 91 | 85 | 70 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 58 |
| Fri | 56 | 62 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 58 |
| Sat | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 57 |
| Sun | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Bay Point to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).
About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bay Point 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 Bay Point to San Jose?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Bay Point to San Jose?
The 64-mile drive usually takes 56 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Bay Point to San Jose?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-680 South in Bay Area (52 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)
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