Best Time to Drive from Los Banos to San Jose

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 90 minutes via US-101 North, usually 90 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	108	130	119	108	104	105	107	106	109	109	105	99	95	92	92	91	91
Tue	97	125	110	107	100	97	102	105	107	103	99	95	93	90	91	90	90
Wed	94	121	107	103	101	102	103	107	109	107	103	96	91	90	90	89	89
Thu	95	126	108	104	101	100	102	104	105	109	101	96	93	90	91	91	89
Fri	91	107	103	98	101	102	105	105	108	106	101	95	93	91	95	95	92
Sat	89	90	89	90	92	97	124	128	122	105	98	95	94	93	93	91	89
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	91	103	108	108	102	96	96	99	97	96	90	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Los Banos to San Jose (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (128 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (56 to 85 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 before 5:30 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 89 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Banos to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 132 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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More drives

San Jose to Los Banos (return trip) · Los Banos to Salinas · Los Banos to Sunnyvale · Los Banos to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	130	119	108	104	105	107	106	109	109	105	99	95	92	92	91	91
Tue	97	125	110	107	100	97	102	105	107	103	99	95	93	90	91	90	90
Wed	94	121	107	103	101	102	103	107	109	107	103	96	91	90	90	89	89
Thu	95	126	108	104	101	100	102	104	105	109	101	96	93	90	91	91	89
Fri	91	107	103	98	101	102	105	105	108	106	101	95	93	91	95	95	92
Sat	89	90	89	90	92	97	124	128	122	105	98	95	94	93	93	91	89
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	91	103	108	108	102	96	96	99	97	96	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	130	119	108	104	105	107	106	109	109	105	99	95	92	92	91	91
Tue	97	125	110	107	100	97	102	105	107	103	99	95	93	90	91	90	90
Wed	94	121	107	103	101	102	103	107	109	107	103	96	91	90	90	89	89
Thu	95	126	108	104	101	100	102	104	105	109	101	96	93	90	91	91	89
Fri	91	107	103	98	101	102	105	105	108	106	101	95	93	91	95	95	92
Sat	89	90	89	90	92	97	124	128	122	105	98	95	94	93	93	91	89
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	91	103	108	108	102	96	96	99	97	96	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	130	119	108	104	105	107	106	109	109	105	99	95	92	92	91	91
Tue	97	125	110	107	100	97	102	105	107	103	99	95	93	90	91	90	90
Wed	94	121	107	103	101	102	103	107	109	107	103	96	91	90	90	89	89
Thu	95	126	108	104	101	100	102	104	105	109	101	96	93	90	91	91	89
Fri	91	107	103	98	101	102	105	105	108	106	101	95	93	91	95	95	92
Sat	89	90	89	90	92	97	124	128	122	105	98	95	94	93	93	91	89
Sun	88	89	88	89	89	91	103	108	108	102	96	96	99	97	96	90	89