Best Time to Drive from OAK to SJC

Right now (2:33 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-880 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 56% 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 OAK to SJC 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	33	39	59	71	61	49	44	43	41	41	43	43	48	41	35	34	34
Tue	33	41	66	81	69	52	45	42	40	42	44	48	52	46	37	34	34
Wed	33	41	70	79	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	49	56	47	37	34	34
Thu	33	41	66	78	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	50	56	48	38	34	34
Fri	33	39	47	50	47	42	42	41	42	44	48	51	52	46	40	36	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	42	43	44	46	46	45	46	44	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	40	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from OAK to SJC (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) to San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) 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 OAK to SJC?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from OAK to SJC?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from OAK to SJC?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (29 miles)

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More drives

SJC to OAK (return trip) · OAK to SFO · OAK to San Francisco · OAK to Oakland · OAK to San Jose · OAK to Palo Alto · OAK to Berkeley · OAK to Fremont · OAK to Walnut Creek · OAK to San Mateo · OAK to Mountain View · OAK to Pleasanton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	59	71	61	49	44	43	41	41	43	43	48	41	35	34	34
Tue	33	41	66	81	69	52	45	42	40	42	44	48	52	46	37	34	34
Wed	33	41	70	79	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	49	56	47	37	34	34
Thu	33	41	66	78	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	50	56	48	38	34	34
Fri	33	39	47	50	47	42	42	41	42	44	48	51	52	46	40	36	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	42	43	44	46	46	45	46	44	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	40	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	59	71	61	49	44	43	41	41	43	43	48	41	35	34	34
Tue	33	41	66	81	69	52	45	42	40	42	44	48	52	46	37	34	34
Wed	33	41	70	79	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	49	56	47	37	34	34
Thu	33	41	66	78	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	50	56	48	38	34	34
Fri	33	39	47	50	47	42	42	41	42	44	48	51	52	46	40	36	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	42	43	44	46	46	45	46	44	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	40	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	39	59	71	61	49	44	43	41	41	43	43	48	41	35	34	34
Tue	33	41	66	81	69	52	45	42	40	42	44	48	52	46	37	34	34
Wed	33	41	70	79	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	49	56	47	37	34	34
Thu	33	41	66	78	67	51	45	41	40	43	45	50	56	48	38	34	34
Fri	33	39	47	50	47	42	42	41	42	44	48	51	52	46	40	36	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	42	43	44	46	46	45	46	44	40	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	40	40	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	34