Best Time to Drive from Livermore to San Jose

Right now (10:05 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-680 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Livermore 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	35	43	51	51	52	46	39	39	39	39	43	44	46	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	42	52	59	53	52	49	38	38	38	43	48	53	47	37	36	36
Wed	35	43	56	59	54	52	42	38	38	38	42	48	54	48	37	36	36
Thu	35	40	56	57	53	52	41	39	39	39	44	49	54	47	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	46	51	49	48	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	40	43	44	42	47	43	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	39	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Livermore to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 35 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 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	35	43	51	51	52	46	39	39	39	39	43	44	46	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	42	52	59	53	52	49	38	38	38	43	48	53	47	37	36	36
Wed	35	43	56	59	54	52	42	38	38	38	42	48	54	48	37	36	36
Thu	35	40	56	57	53	52	41	39	39	39	44	49	54	47	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	46	51	49	48	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	40	43	44	42	47	43	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	39	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	51	51	52	46	39	39	39	39	43	44	46	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	42	52	59	53	52	49	38	38	38	43	48	53	47	37	36	36
Wed	35	43	56	59	54	52	42	38	38	38	42	48	54	48	37	36	36
Thu	35	40	56	57	53	52	41	39	39	39	44	49	54	47	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	46	51	49	48	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	40	43	44	42	47	43	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	39	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	43	51	51	52	46	39	39	39	39	43	44	46	42	37	36	36
Tue	35	42	52	59	53	52	49	38	38	38	43	48	53	47	37	36	36
Wed	35	43	56	59	54	52	42	38	38	38	42	48	54	48	37	36	36
Thu	35	40	56	57	53	52	41	39	39	39	44	49	54	47	38	36	36
Fri	35	38	43	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	46	51	49	48	39	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	40	43	44	42	47	43	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	39	37	36