Best Time to Drive from Ceres to San Jose

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 141 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 118 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	108	105	160	158	137	106	105	104	103	112	119	132	124	120	107	97	96
Tue	106	106	162	161	142	113	104	102	102	115	132	134	123	115	113	99	95
Wed	107	112	163	161	157	113	105	102	102	110	131	135	123	123	120	108	98
Thu	110	109	161	161	156	105	102	102	104	118	134	138	130	123	116	106	102
Fri	109	101	154	134	109	109	102	102	113	137	148	139	119	107	99	98	96
Sat	96	96	96	96	96	97	98	99	99	100	103	106	105	107	100	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	119	138	105	97	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 168 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (138 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 168 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 168 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 Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 168 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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More drives

San Jose to Ceres (return trip) · Ceres to Hayward · Ceres to Sunnyvale · Ceres to Concord · Ceres to Santa Clara · Ceres to San Leandro

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	105	160	158	137	106	105	104	103	112	119	132	124	120	107	97	96
Tue	106	106	162	161	142	113	104	102	102	115	132	134	123	115	113	99	95
Wed	107	112	163	161	157	113	105	102	102	110	131	135	123	123	120	108	98
Thu	110	109	161	161	156	105	102	102	104	118	134	138	130	123	116	106	102
Fri	109	101	154	134	109	109	102	102	113	137	148	139	119	107	99	98	96
Sat	96	96	96	96	96	97	98	99	99	100	103	106	105	107	100	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	119	138	105	97	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	105	160	158	137	106	105	104	103	112	119	132	124	120	107	97	96
Tue	106	106	162	161	142	113	104	102	102	115	132	134	123	115	113	99	95
Wed	107	112	163	161	157	113	105	102	102	110	131	135	123	123	120	108	98
Thu	110	109	161	161	156	105	102	102	104	118	134	138	130	123	116	106	102
Fri	109	101	154	134	109	109	102	102	113	137	148	139	119	107	99	98	96
Sat	96	96	96	96	96	97	98	99	99	100	103	106	105	107	100	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	119	138	105	97	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	105	160	158	137	106	105	104	103	112	119	132	124	120	107	97	96
Tue	106	106	162	161	142	113	104	102	102	115	132	134	123	115	113	99	95
Wed	107	112	163	161	157	113	105	102	102	110	131	135	123	123	120	108	98
Thu	110	109	161	161	156	105	102	102	104	118	134	138	130	123	116	106	102
Fri	109	101	154	134	109	109	102	102	113	137	148	139	119	107	99	98	96
Sat	96	96	96	96	96	97	98	99	99	100	103	106	105	107	100	98	95
Sun	96	96	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	119	138	105	97	95