Best Time to Drive from Oakdale to San Jose

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 175 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 144 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Oakdale 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	112	115	183	180	117	113	117	114	114	119	134	150	143	148	137	106	105
Tue	117	116	186	183	158	126	114	112	113	131	153	145	137	130	127	107	104
Wed	121	119	186	183	179	126	114	112	114	126	147	146	132	146	137	119	111
Thu	121	123	185	183	178	112	112	111	114	126	145	148	145	144	141	132	140
Fri	119	112	178	178	138	132	109	112	122	153	162	153	143	127	120	113	114
Sat	104	104	104	105	105	106	107	107	108	110	120	120	107	107	106	107	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	106	106	106	106	107	106	106	149	176	112	105	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Oakdale to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 104 minutes and up to 187 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (176 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (48 to 119 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakdale 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 Oakdale to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 104 minutes then, versus up to 187 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 104 to 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakdale to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 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	112	115	183	180	117	113	117	114	114	119	134	150	143	148	137	106	105
Tue	117	116	186	183	158	126	114	112	113	131	153	145	137	130	127	107	104
Wed	121	119	186	183	179	126	114	112	114	126	147	146	132	146	137	119	111
Thu	121	123	185	183	178	112	112	111	114	126	145	148	145	144	141	132	140
Fri	119	112	178	178	138	132	109	112	122	153	162	153	143	127	120	113	114
Sat	104	104	104	105	105	106	107	107	108	110	120	120	107	107	106	107	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	106	106	106	106	107	106	106	149	176	112	105	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	115	183	180	117	113	117	114	114	119	134	150	143	148	137	106	105
Tue	117	116	186	183	158	126	114	112	113	131	153	145	137	130	127	107	104
Wed	121	119	186	183	179	126	114	112	114	126	147	146	132	146	137	119	111
Thu	121	123	185	183	178	112	112	111	114	126	145	148	145	144	141	132	140
Fri	119	112	178	178	138	132	109	112	122	153	162	153	143	127	120	113	114
Sat	104	104	104	105	105	106	107	107	108	110	120	120	107	107	106	107	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	106	106	106	106	107	106	106	149	176	112	105	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	115	183	180	117	113	117	114	114	119	134	150	143	148	137	106	105
Tue	117	116	186	183	158	126	114	112	113	131	153	145	137	130	127	107	104
Wed	121	119	186	183	179	126	114	112	114	126	147	146	132	146	137	119	111
Thu	121	123	185	183	178	112	112	111	114	126	145	148	145	144	141	132	140
Fri	119	112	178	178	138	132	109	112	122	153	162	153	143	127	120	113	114
Sat	104	104	104	105	105	106	107	107	108	110	120	120	107	107	106	107	104
Sun	105	105	104	104	105	106	106	106	106	107	106	106	149	176	112	105	104