Best Time to Drive from Lafayette to San Jose

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-680 South, usually 49 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lafayette 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	47	54	70	70	60	54	52	52	52	53	58	61	65	55	49	48	48
Tue	47	53	74	80	72	61	54	51	51	52	60	69	74	62	50	49	48
Wed	47	53	72	76	64	61	53	52	51	52	59	70	76	62	51	48	48
Thu	47	53	77	74	69	62	52	51	52	52	61	70	75	62	50	49	48
Fri	47	51	56	53	53	52	52	51	52	55	67	72	73	64	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	59	61	51	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	50	51	50	51	55	49	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 82 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 6 pm on Saturdays (61 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 82 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 82 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 82 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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More drives

San Jose to Lafayette (return trip) · Lafayette 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	47	54	70	70	60	54	52	52	52	53	58	61	65	55	49	48	48
Tue	47	53	74	80	72	61	54	51	51	52	60	69	74	62	50	49	48
Wed	47	53	72	76	64	61	53	52	51	52	59	70	76	62	51	48	48
Thu	47	53	77	74	69	62	52	51	52	52	61	70	75	62	50	49	48
Fri	47	51	56	53	53	52	52	51	52	55	67	72	73	64	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	59	61	51	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	50	51	50	51	55	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	70	70	60	54	52	52	52	53	58	61	65	55	49	48	48
Tue	47	53	74	80	72	61	54	51	51	52	60	69	74	62	50	49	48
Wed	47	53	72	76	64	61	53	52	51	52	59	70	76	62	51	48	48
Thu	47	53	77	74	69	62	52	51	52	52	61	70	75	62	50	49	48
Fri	47	51	56	53	53	52	52	51	52	55	67	72	73	64	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	59	61	51	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	50	51	50	51	55	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	54	70	70	60	54	52	52	52	53	58	61	65	55	49	48	48
Tue	47	53	74	80	72	61	54	51	51	52	60	69	74	62	50	49	48
Wed	47	53	72	76	64	61	53	52	51	52	59	70	76	62	51	48	48
Thu	47	53	77	74	69	62	52	51	52	52	61	70	75	62	50	49	48
Fri	47	51	56	53	53	52	52	51	52	55	67	72	73	64	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	59	61	51	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	50	51	50	51	55	49	49	48