Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lafayette to San Jose
Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-680 South, usually 48 at this time.
Only 79% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 47 | 53 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
| Tue | 47 | 53 | 75 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
| Wed | 47 | 53 | 74 | 78 | 66 | 59 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 62 | 51 | 48 | 48 |
| Thu | 47 | 52 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 62 | 51 | 48 | 48 |
| Fri | 47 | 51 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 48 |
| Sat | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
| Sun | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Lafayette to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).
About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lafayette 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 Lafayette to San Jose?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lafayette to San Jose?
The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lafayette to San Jose?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-680 South in Bay Area (45 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (3 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)
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