Best Time to Drive from Hollister to San Jose

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via US-101 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Hollister 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	48	65	70	66	63	57	56	56	55	56	54	52	55	54	48	48	47
Tue	47	71	77	70	63	57	55	54	54	54	53	54	60	56	48	47	47
Wed	47	67	74	66	63	58	56	54	54	54	52	55	59	59	48	48	47
Thu	48	67	74	68	63	57	54	54	54	54	53	54	57	57	48	47	47
Fri	47	58	65	61	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	62	58	50	48	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	55	54	54	54	53	52	50	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	53	52	54	54	52	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Hollister to San Jose (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hollister 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 Hollister to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 47 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hollister to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (24 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-87 North in Bay Area (3 miles) · SR-25 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

San Jose to Hollister (return trip) · Hollister to Castro Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	65	70	66	63	57	56	56	55	56	54	52	55	54	48	48	47
Tue	47	71	77	70	63	57	55	54	54	54	53	54	60	56	48	47	47
Wed	47	67	74	66	63	58	56	54	54	54	52	55	59	59	48	48	47
Thu	48	67	74	68	63	57	54	54	54	54	53	54	57	57	48	47	47
Fri	47	58	65	61	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	62	58	50	48	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	55	54	54	54	53	52	50	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	53	52	54	54	52	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	65	70	66	63	57	56	56	55	56	54	52	55	54	48	48	47
Tue	47	71	77	70	63	57	55	54	54	54	53	54	60	56	48	47	47
Wed	47	67	74	66	63	58	56	54	54	54	52	55	59	59	48	48	47
Thu	48	67	74	68	63	57	54	54	54	54	53	54	57	57	48	47	47
Fri	47	58	65	61	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	62	58	50	48	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	55	54	54	54	53	52	50	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	53	52	54	54	52	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	65	70	66	63	57	56	56	55	56	54	52	55	54	48	48	47
Tue	47	71	77	70	63	57	55	54	54	54	53	54	60	56	48	47	47
Wed	47	67	74	66	63	58	56	54	54	54	52	55	59	59	48	48	47
Thu	48	67	74	68	63	57	54	54	54	54	53	54	57	57	48	47	47
Fri	47	58	65	61	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	54	62	58	50	48	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	57	55	54	54	54	53	52	50	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	52	52	52	53	52	54	54	52	50	47