Best Time to Drive from Martinez to San Jose

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-680 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Martinez 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	55	65	80	82	71	62	61	61	61	62	65	66	70	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	64	88	91	81	68	61	60	59	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Wed	55	63	83	86	76	66	61	60	60	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Thu	55	63	88	85	81	68	60	60	60	61	66	72	76	63	57	56	56
Fri	55	59	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	70	72	73	65	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Martinez to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Martinez 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 Martinez to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Martinez to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (56 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	55	65	80	82	71	62	61	61	61	62	65	66	70	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	64	88	91	81	68	61	60	59	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Wed	55	63	83	86	76	66	61	60	60	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Thu	55	63	88	85	81	68	60	60	60	61	66	72	76	63	57	56	56
Fri	55	59	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	70	72	73	65	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	80	82	71	62	61	61	61	62	65	66	70	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	64	88	91	81	68	61	60	59	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Wed	55	63	83	86	76	66	61	60	60	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Thu	55	63	88	85	81	68	60	60	60	61	66	72	76	63	57	56	56
Fri	55	59	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	70	72	73	65	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	65	80	82	71	62	61	61	61	62	65	66	70	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	64	88	91	81	68	61	60	59	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Wed	55	63	83	86	76	66	61	60	60	61	67	72	75	63	57	56	56
Thu	55	63	88	85	81	68	60	60	60	61	66	72	76	63	57	56	56
Fri	55	59	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	62	70	72	73	65	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	56	55
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	56