Best Time to Drive from Lathrop to San Jose

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 73 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	77	78	110	108	98	80	79	78	78	82	92	106	102	93	79	72	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	106	86	78	77	77	82	102	107	102	89	85	75	71
Wed	77	80	117	111	109	84	78	77	77	82	99	108	104	94	91	81	73
Thu	78	79	115	111	109	82	77	76	77	87	99	110	105	93	88	80	76
Fri	78	75	103	93	81	81	77	76	81	99	117	106	99	85	76	75	73
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	77	78	80	79	80	76	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	73	73	73	74	85	94	77	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 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (94 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 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 7 am on Tuesdays 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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More drives

San Jose to Lathrop (return trip) · Lathrop to San Francisco · Lathrop to Sacramento · Lathrop to Oakland · Lathrop to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	110	108	98	80	79	78	78	82	92	106	102	93	79	72	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	106	86	78	77	77	82	102	107	102	89	85	75	71
Wed	77	80	117	111	109	84	78	77	77	82	99	108	104	94	91	81	73
Thu	78	79	115	111	109	82	77	76	77	87	99	110	105	93	88	80	76
Fri	78	75	103	93	81	81	77	76	81	99	117	106	99	85	76	75	73
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	77	78	80	79	80	76	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	73	73	73	74	85	94	77	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	110	108	98	80	79	78	78	82	92	106	102	93	79	72	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	106	86	78	77	77	82	102	107	102	89	85	75	71
Wed	77	80	117	111	109	84	78	77	77	82	99	108	104	94	91	81	73
Thu	78	79	115	111	109	82	77	76	77	87	99	110	105	93	88	80	76
Fri	78	75	103	93	81	81	77	76	81	99	117	106	99	85	76	75	73
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	77	78	80	79	80	76	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	73	73	73	74	85	94	77	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	110	108	98	80	79	78	78	82	92	106	102	93	79	72	72
Tue	76	78	118	110	106	86	78	77	77	82	102	107	102	89	85	75	71
Wed	77	80	117	111	109	84	78	77	77	82	99	108	104	94	91	81	73
Thu	78	79	115	111	109	82	77	76	77	87	99	110	105	93	88	80	76
Fri	78	75	103	93	81	81	77	76	81	99	117	106	99	85	76	75	73
Sat	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	75	77	78	80	79	80	76	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	73	73	73	74	85	94	77	73	72