Best Time to Drive from Dublin to San Jose

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-680 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Dublin 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	31	36	51	51	42	39	36	35	35	35	38	40	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	35	53	64	53	44	37	35	34	34	39	44	48	42	33	32	32
Wed	32	36	55	59	47	43	37	35	35	34	39	44	49	44	33	32	32
Thu	31	35	55	57	52	44	37	34	34	34	40	45	48	43	34	32	32
Fri	31	34	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	35	43	47	44	43	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	41	44	41	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Dublin to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 64 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dublin 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 Dublin to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to San Jose?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Jose to Dublin (return trip) · Dublin 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	31	36	51	51	42	39	36	35	35	35	38	40	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	35	53	64	53	44	37	35	34	34	39	44	48	42	33	32	32
Wed	32	36	55	59	47	43	37	35	35	34	39	44	49	44	33	32	32
Thu	31	35	55	57	52	44	37	34	34	34	40	45	48	43	34	32	32
Fri	31	34	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	35	43	47	44	43	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	41	44	41	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	51	51	42	39	36	35	35	35	38	40	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	35	53	64	53	44	37	35	34	34	39	44	48	42	33	32	32
Wed	32	36	55	59	47	43	37	35	35	34	39	44	49	44	33	32	32
Thu	31	35	55	57	52	44	37	34	34	34	40	45	48	43	34	32	32
Fri	31	34	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	35	43	47	44	43	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	41	44	41	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	36	51	51	42	39	36	35	35	35	38	40	43	38	33	32	32
Tue	31	35	53	64	53	44	37	35	34	34	39	44	48	42	33	32	32
Wed	32	36	55	59	47	43	37	35	35	34	39	44	49	44	33	32	32
Thu	31	35	55	57	52	44	37	34	34	34	40	45	48	43	34	32	32
Fri	31	34	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	35	43	47	44	43	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	37	37	41	44	41	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32