Best Time to Drive from Los Banos to San Jose

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via US-101 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Los Banos 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	120	134	134	117	108	106	106	105	109	109	105	98	96	91	92	91	90
Tue	108	139	115	110	100	99	104	107	108	103	100	95	92	90	90	90	90
Wed	100	132	112	107	103	102	103	106	109	106	102	96	92	90	91	89	89
Thu	106	143	114	105	103	100	102	103	104	108	100	97	93	91	91	90	89
Fri	94	122	107	100	102	103	104	103	106	105	101	96	94	91	92	92	88
Sat	89	91	89	91	93	97	120	120	118	113	101	97	95	94	92	91	89
Sun	89	89	88	89	90	91	99	99	101	102	97	101	102	99	97	92	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Los Banos to San Jose (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (57 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Los Banos 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 Los Banos to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Banos to San Jose?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 88 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Banos to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-87 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	134	134	117	108	106	106	105	109	109	105	98	96	91	92	91	90
Tue	108	139	115	110	100	99	104	107	108	103	100	95	92	90	90	90	90
Wed	100	132	112	107	103	102	103	106	109	106	102	96	92	90	91	89	89
Thu	106	143	114	105	103	100	102	103	104	108	100	97	93	91	91	90	89
Fri	94	122	107	100	102	103	104	103	106	105	101	96	94	91	92	92	88
Sat	89	91	89	91	93	97	120	120	118	113	101	97	95	94	92	91	89
Sun	89	89	88	89	90	91	99	99	101	102	97	101	102	99	97	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	134	134	117	108	106	106	105	109	109	105	98	96	91	92	91	90
Tue	108	139	115	110	100	99	104	107	108	103	100	95	92	90	90	90	90
Wed	100	132	112	107	103	102	103	106	109	106	102	96	92	90	91	89	89
Thu	106	143	114	105	103	100	102	103	104	108	100	97	93	91	91	90	89
Fri	94	122	107	100	102	103	104	103	106	105	101	96	94	91	92	92	88
Sat	89	91	89	91	93	97	120	120	118	113	101	97	95	94	92	91	89
Sun	89	89	88	89	90	91	99	99	101	102	97	101	102	99	97	92	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	134	134	117	108	106	106	105	109	109	105	98	96	91	92	91	90
Tue	108	139	115	110	100	99	104	107	108	103	100	95	92	90	90	90	90
Wed	100	132	112	107	103	102	103	106	109	106	102	96	92	90	91	89	89
Thu	106	143	114	105	103	100	102	103	104	108	100	97	93	91	91	90	89
Fri	94	122	107	100	102	103	104	103	106	105	101	96	94	91	92	92	88
Sat	89	91	89	91	93	97	120	120	118	113	101	97	95	94	92	91	89
Sun	89	89	88	89	90	91	99	99	101	102	97	101	102	99	97	92	90