Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lodi to San Jose
Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 99 at this time.
Only 33% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 102 | 107 | 143 | 143 | 107 | 104 | 106 | 105 | 104 | 112 | 124 | 136 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 99 | 98 |
| Tue | 104 | 109 | 147 | 145 | 125 | 107 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 114 | 135 | 135 | 124 | 116 | 111 | 100 | 97 |
| Wed | 107 | 112 | 147 | 145 | 141 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 114 | 133 | 139 | 124 | 124 | 113 | 101 | 98 |
| Thu | 106 | 112 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 116 | 130 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 122 | 119 | 116 |
| Fri | 106 | 103 | 138 | 138 | 117 | 113 | 102 | 103 | 110 | 136 | 144 | 140 | 128 | 114 | 110 | 104 | 103 |
| Sat | 98 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 109 | 107 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 |
| Sun | 98 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 97 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Lodi to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).
About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (25 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi 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 Lodi to San Jose?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lodi to San Jose?
The 93-mile drive usually takes 97 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lodi to San Jose?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 153 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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