Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to San Jose

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-680 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Brentwood 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	70	77	85	84	84	79	76	78	75	79	88	126	114	101	71	70	69
Tue	69	77	86	87	85	83	76	76	74	78	97	128	117	101	72	70	69
Wed	70	79	86	88	86	80	78	76	74	79	96	131	121	106	78	69	70
Thu	69	79	94	85	84	80	76	74	74	81	97	132	125	110	90	76	75
Fri	70	77	82	79	79	77	75	74	75	106	131	139	124	102	77	81	79
Sat	69	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	73	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Brentwood to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (42 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood 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 Brentwood to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to San Jose?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 69 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to San Jose?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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More drives

San Jose to Brentwood (return trip) · Brentwood to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	85	84	84	79	76	78	75	79	88	126	114	101	71	70	69
Tue	69	77	86	87	85	83	76	76	74	78	97	128	117	101	72	70	69
Wed	70	79	86	88	86	80	78	76	74	79	96	131	121	106	78	69	70
Thu	69	79	94	85	84	80	76	74	74	81	97	132	125	110	90	76	75
Fri	70	77	82	79	79	77	75	74	75	106	131	139	124	102	77	81	79
Sat	69	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	73	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	85	84	84	79	76	78	75	79	88	126	114	101	71	70	69
Tue	69	77	86	87	85	83	76	76	74	78	97	128	117	101	72	70	69
Wed	70	79	86	88	86	80	78	76	74	79	96	131	121	106	78	69	70
Thu	69	79	94	85	84	80	76	74	74	81	97	132	125	110	90	76	75
Fri	70	77	82	79	79	77	75	74	75	106	131	139	124	102	77	81	79
Sat	69	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	73	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	85	84	84	79	76	78	75	79	88	126	114	101	71	70	69
Tue	69	77	86	87	85	83	76	76	74	78	97	128	117	101	72	70	69
Wed	70	79	86	88	86	80	78	76	74	79	96	131	121	106	78	69	70
Thu	69	79	94	85	84	80	76	74	74	81	97	132	125	110	90	76	75
Fri	70	77	82	79	79	77	75	74	75	106	131	139	124	102	77	81	79
Sat	69	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	73	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	69