Best Time to Drive from Live Oak to San Jose

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-17 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Live Oak 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	34	35	37	45	43	39	39	38	38	38	42	50	51	46	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	39	53	50	40	38	38	37	38	47	53	60	52	40	35	34
Wed	34	35	39	55	51	41	38	38	37	39	47	53	57	54	41	36	34
Thu	34	35	39	54	51	41	39	38	38	40	47	53	58	52	39	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	41	38	38	39	39	39	42	49	50	51	46	38	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	43	46	46	44	42	41	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Live Oak to San Jose (via SR-17 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (11 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Live Oak 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 Live Oak to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Live Oak to San Jose?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Live Oak to San Jose?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-17 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-1 North in Bay Area (2 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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San Jose to Live Oak (return trip) · Live Oak 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	34	35	37	45	43	39	39	38	38	38	42	50	51	46	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	39	53	50	40	38	38	37	38	47	53	60	52	40	35	34
Wed	34	35	39	55	51	41	38	38	37	39	47	53	57	54	41	36	34
Thu	34	35	39	54	51	41	39	38	38	40	47	53	58	52	39	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	41	38	38	39	39	39	42	49	50	51	46	38	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	43	46	46	44	42	41	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	45	43	39	39	38	38	38	42	50	51	46	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	39	53	50	40	38	38	37	38	47	53	60	52	40	35	34
Wed	34	35	39	55	51	41	38	38	37	39	47	53	57	54	41	36	34
Thu	34	35	39	54	51	41	39	38	38	40	47	53	58	52	39	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	41	38	38	39	39	39	42	49	50	51	46	38	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	43	46	46	44	42	41	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	45	43	39	39	38	38	38	42	50	51	46	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	39	53	50	40	38	38	37	38	47	53	60	52	40	35	34
Wed	34	35	39	55	51	41	38	38	37	39	47	53	57	54	41	36	34
Thu	34	35	39	54	51	41	39	38	38	40	47	53	58	52	39	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	41	38	38	39	39	39	42	49	50	51	46	38	37	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	43	46	46	44	42	41	36
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	39	39	40	42	42	41	40	38	39	36