Best Time to Drive from Moraga to San Jose

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 56 minutes via I-680 South.

Only 76% 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 Moraga 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	54	61	76	78	68	61	59	59	60	61	69	71	74	62	56	55	55
Tue	54	60	81	87	82	67	60	59	59	61	71	82	86	72	58	56	55
Wed	54	61	80	87	74	67	60	59	59	61	71	83	87	72	60	55	55
Thu	54	61	85	83	80	67	59	59	59	61	71	83	89	72	58	56	55
Fri	54	58	64	61	60	59	58	58	59	66	80	84	85	73	59	55	55
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	61	61	63	68	67	57	55	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	56	56	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Moraga to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moraga 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 Moraga to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 54 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moraga to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (45 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (1.8 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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San Jose to Moraga (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	76	78	68	61	59	59	60	61	69	71	74	62	56	55	55
Tue	54	60	81	87	82	67	60	59	59	61	71	82	86	72	58	56	55
Wed	54	61	80	87	74	67	60	59	59	61	71	83	87	72	60	55	55
Thu	54	61	85	83	80	67	59	59	59	61	71	83	89	72	58	56	55
Fri	54	58	64	61	60	59	58	58	59	66	80	84	85	73	59	55	55
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	61	61	63	68	67	57	55	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	76	78	68	61	59	59	60	61	69	71	74	62	56	55	55
Tue	54	60	81	87	82	67	60	59	59	61	71	82	86	72	58	56	55
Wed	54	61	80	87	74	67	60	59	59	61	71	83	87	72	60	55	55
Thu	54	61	85	83	80	67	59	59	59	61	71	83	89	72	58	56	55
Fri	54	58	64	61	60	59	58	58	59	66	80	84	85	73	59	55	55
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	61	61	63	68	67	57	55	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	56	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	76	78	68	61	59	59	60	61	69	71	74	62	56	55	55
Tue	54	60	81	87	82	67	60	59	59	61	71	82	86	72	58	56	55
Wed	54	61	80	87	74	67	60	59	59	61	71	83	87	72	60	55	55
Thu	54	61	85	83	80	67	59	59	59	61	71	83	89	72	58	56	55
Fri	54	58	64	61	60	59	58	58	59	66	80	84	85	73	59	55	55
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	61	61	63	68	67	57	55	54
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	56	56	55