Best Time to Drive from Danville to San Jose

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-680 South, usually 41 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Danville 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	39	43	60	61	50	45	43	43	43	43	46	47	52	45	40	40	40
Tue	39	43	62	72	61	51	44	42	42	42	48	54	57	48	41	40	40
Wed	39	44	62	68	53	51	44	42	42	42	47	52	58	50	41	40	40
Thu	38	43	66	66	59	52	44	42	42	42	48	54	58	49	41	40	39
Fri	39	42	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	52	56	53	50	42	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	49	51	44	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	46	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Danville to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 Danville 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 Danville to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to San Jose?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (38 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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More drives

San Jose to Danville (return trip) · Danville 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	39	43	60	61	50	45	43	43	43	43	46	47	52	45	40	40	40
Tue	39	43	62	72	61	51	44	42	42	42	48	54	57	48	41	40	40
Wed	39	44	62	68	53	51	44	42	42	42	47	52	58	50	41	40	40
Thu	38	43	66	66	59	52	44	42	42	42	48	54	58	49	41	40	39
Fri	39	42	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	52	56	53	50	42	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	49	51	44	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	46	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	60	61	50	45	43	43	43	43	46	47	52	45	40	40	40
Tue	39	43	62	72	61	51	44	42	42	42	48	54	57	48	41	40	40
Wed	39	44	62	68	53	51	44	42	42	42	47	52	58	50	41	40	40
Thu	38	43	66	66	59	52	44	42	42	42	48	54	58	49	41	40	39
Fri	39	42	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	52	56	53	50	42	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	49	51	44	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	46	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	60	61	50	45	43	43	43	43	46	47	52	45	40	40	40
Tue	39	43	62	72	61	51	44	42	42	42	48	54	57	48	41	40	40
Wed	39	44	62	68	53	51	44	42	42	42	47	52	58	50	41	40	40
Thu	38	43	66	66	59	52	44	42	42	42	48	54	58	49	41	40	39
Fri	39	42	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	43	52	56	53	50	42	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	49	51	44	40	39
Sun	40	40	40	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	46	41	41	39