Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to San Jose

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via US-101 North and SR-85 North, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gilroy 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	30	40	51	46	44	38	35	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	31
Tue	30	38	56	48	44	38	35	34	33	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Wed	29	38	54	46	44	39	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Thu	30	38	53	48	42	39	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	31	31	31
Fri	30	34	44	41	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	36	37	35	35	34	32	31
Sun	30	31	31	30	31	31	32	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	36	35	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Gilroy to San Jose (via US-101 North and SR-85 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gilroy 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 Gilroy to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 29 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to San Jose?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-87 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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San Jose to Gilroy (return trip) · Gilroy to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	51	46	44	38	35	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	31
Tue	30	38	56	48	44	38	35	34	33	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Wed	29	38	54	46	44	39	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Thu	30	38	53	48	42	39	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	31	31	31
Fri	30	34	44	41	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	36	37	35	35	34	32	31
Sun	30	31	31	30	31	31	32	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	36	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	51	46	44	38	35	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	31
Tue	30	38	56	48	44	38	35	34	33	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Wed	29	38	54	46	44	39	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Thu	30	38	53	48	42	39	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	31	31	31
Fri	30	34	44	41	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	36	37	35	35	34	32	31
Sun	30	31	31	30	31	31	32	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	36	35	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	40	51	46	44	38	35	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	31
Tue	30	38	56	48	44	38	35	34	33	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Wed	29	38	54	46	44	39	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31
Thu	30	38	53	48	42	39	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	31	31	31
Fri	30	34	44	41	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	36	37	35	35	34	32	31
Sun	30	31	31	30	31	31	32	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	36	35	31