Best Time to Drive from Lathrop to San Jose

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 79 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Lathrop 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	74	78	109	108	83	78	79	79	78	81	98	111	104	103	88	73	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	100	86	79	77	77	82	105	108	102	92	85	74	71
Wed	77	80	116	111	109	82	78	77	77	83	99	111	104	101	88	75	72
Thu	76	80	114	110	109	81	76	76	77	86	95	112	107	99	92	94	87
Fri	77	75	103	103	87	85	76	76	78	100	117	109	108	92	80	79	78
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	73	74	75	75	78	79	80	74	74	73	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	73	73	90	100	75	73	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Lathrop to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (20 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lathrop 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 Lathrop to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 71 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lathrop to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	109	108	83	78	79	79	78	81	98	111	104	103	88	73	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	100	86	79	77	77	82	105	108	102	92	85	74	71
Wed	77	80	116	111	109	82	78	77	77	83	99	111	104	101	88	75	72
Thu	76	80	114	110	109	81	76	76	77	86	95	112	107	99	92	94	87
Fri	77	75	103	103	87	85	76	76	78	100	117	109	108	92	80	79	78
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	73	74	75	75	78	79	80	74	74	73	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	73	73	90	100	75	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	109	108	83	78	79	79	78	81	98	111	104	103	88	73	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	100	86	79	77	77	82	105	108	102	92	85	74	71
Wed	77	80	116	111	109	82	78	77	77	83	99	111	104	101	88	75	72
Thu	76	80	114	110	109	81	76	76	77	86	95	112	107	99	92	94	87
Fri	77	75	103	103	87	85	76	76	78	100	117	109	108	92	80	79	78
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	73	74	75	75	78	79	80	74	74	73	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	73	73	90	100	75	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	109	108	83	78	79	79	78	81	98	111	104	103	88	73	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	100	86	79	77	77	82	105	108	102	92	85	74	71
Wed	77	80	116	111	109	82	78	77	77	83	99	111	104	101	88	75	72
Thu	76	80	114	110	109	81	76	76	77	86	95	112	107	99	92	94	87
Fri	77	75	103	103	87	85	76	76	78	100	117	109	108	92	80	79	78
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	73	74	75	75	78	79	80	74	74	73	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	73	73	90	100	75	73	72