Best Time to Drive from Ceres to San Jose

Right now (5:39 pm PDT): about 150 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 121 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Ceres 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	101	106	159	158	107	103	106	104	103	110	123	139	131	133	122	97	96
Tue	105	106	162	161	140	114	104	102	102	116	137	135	128	119	114	98	95
Wed	108	111	163	161	157	114	104	102	103	112	133	135	124	132	123	108	101
Thu	108	111	161	161	155	102	102	101	103	114	131	139	133	131	126	122	124
Fri	107	102	154	154	123	117	100	102	108	138	149	143	131	116	110	104	103
Sat	95	95	95	95	96	96	98	98	98	100	110	108	98	98	97	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	131	152	101	96	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Ceres to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 169 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (152 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (38 to 95 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ceres 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 Ceres to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 169 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 95 to 169 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ceres to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 169 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 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	101	106	159	158	107	103	106	104	103	110	123	139	131	133	122	97	96
Tue	105	106	162	161	140	114	104	102	102	116	137	135	128	119	114	98	95
Wed	108	111	163	161	157	114	104	102	103	112	133	135	124	132	123	108	101
Thu	108	111	161	161	155	102	102	101	103	114	131	139	133	131	126	122	124
Fri	107	102	154	154	123	117	100	102	108	138	149	143	131	116	110	104	103
Sat	95	95	95	95	96	96	98	98	98	100	110	108	98	98	97	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	131	152	101	96	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	106	159	158	107	103	106	104	103	110	123	139	131	133	122	97	96
Tue	105	106	162	161	140	114	104	102	102	116	137	135	128	119	114	98	95
Wed	108	111	163	161	157	114	104	102	103	112	133	135	124	132	123	108	101
Thu	108	111	161	161	155	102	102	101	103	114	131	139	133	131	126	122	124
Fri	107	102	154	154	123	117	100	102	108	138	149	143	131	116	110	104	103
Sat	95	95	95	95	96	96	98	98	98	100	110	108	98	98	97	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	131	152	101	96	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	106	159	158	107	103	106	104	103	110	123	139	131	133	122	97	96
Tue	105	106	162	161	140	114	104	102	102	116	137	135	128	119	114	98	95
Wed	108	111	163	161	157	114	104	102	103	112	133	135	124	132	123	108	101
Thu	108	111	161	161	155	102	102	101	103	114	131	139	133	131	126	122	124
Fri	107	102	154	154	123	117	100	102	108	138	149	143	131	116	110	104	103
Sat	95	95	95	95	96	96	98	98	98	100	110	108	98	98	97	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	131	152	101	96	95