Best Time to Drive from Lodi to San Jose

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 97 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Lodi 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	106	107	144	144	124	106	106	105	104	112	120	133	123	118	106	99	99
Tue	106	109	147	145	138	113	104	103	103	117	131	132	122	115	111	100	97
Wed	107	112	148	145	141	110	104	103	104	113	130	134	123	120	116	107	99
Thu	108	111	145	146	142	105	103	103	105	118	132	137	127	120	113	106	102
Fri	107	103	138	124	108	108	103	104	114	135	143	136	119	107	101	100	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	101	102	104	107	107	109	102	100	97
Sun	98	98	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	129	136	107	98	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 154 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (136 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 154 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 154 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 154 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	106	107	144	144	124	106	106	105	104	112	120	133	123	118	106	99	99
Tue	106	109	147	145	138	113	104	103	103	117	131	132	122	115	111	100	97
Wed	107	112	148	145	141	110	104	103	104	113	130	134	123	120	116	107	99
Thu	108	111	145	146	142	105	103	103	105	118	132	137	127	120	113	106	102
Fri	107	103	138	124	108	108	103	104	114	135	143	136	119	107	101	100	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	101	102	104	107	107	109	102	100	97
Sun	98	98	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	129	136	107	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	107	144	144	124	106	106	105	104	112	120	133	123	118	106	99	99
Tue	106	109	147	145	138	113	104	103	103	117	131	132	122	115	111	100	97
Wed	107	112	148	145	141	110	104	103	104	113	130	134	123	120	116	107	99
Thu	108	111	145	146	142	105	103	103	105	118	132	137	127	120	113	106	102
Fri	107	103	138	124	108	108	103	104	114	135	143	136	119	107	101	100	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	101	102	104	107	107	109	102	100	97
Sun	98	98	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	129	136	107	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	107	144	144	124	106	106	105	104	112	120	133	123	118	106	99	99
Tue	106	109	147	145	138	113	104	103	103	117	131	132	122	115	111	100	97
Wed	107	112	148	145	141	110	104	103	104	113	130	134	123	120	116	107	99
Thu	108	111	145	146	142	105	103	103	105	118	132	137	127	120	113	106	102
Fri	107	103	138	124	108	108	103	104	114	135	143	136	119	107	101	100	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	101	102	104	107	107	109	102	100	97
Sun	98	98	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	129	136	107	98	97