Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Los Gatos

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-880 South, usually 62 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland to Los Gatos 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	43	52	71	78	69	60	56	55	52	53	53	57	63	54	46	45	45
Tue	43	53	79	87	76	62	56	53	52	53	55	61	70	59	47	45	44
Wed	43	53	81	85	75	62	56	53	52	53	56	63	72	59	48	45	44
Thu	43	53	78	83	74	62	56	53	52	55	56	65	72	61	49	45	44
Fri	43	50	59	60	58	54	54	53	54	57	63	67	67	62	51	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	49	53	55	55	56	57	58	58	55	50	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	48	47	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Oakland to Los Gatos (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 87 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Los Gatos 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 Oakland to Los Gatos?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Los Gatos?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 43 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Los Gatos?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (43 miles) · SR-17 South in Bay Area (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	43	52	71	78	69	60	56	55	52	53	53	57	63	54	46	45	45
Tue	43	53	79	87	76	62	56	53	52	53	55	61	70	59	47	45	44
Wed	43	53	81	85	75	62	56	53	52	53	56	63	72	59	48	45	44
Thu	43	53	78	83	74	62	56	53	52	55	56	65	72	61	49	45	44
Fri	43	50	59	60	58	54	54	53	54	57	63	67	67	62	51	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	49	53	55	55	56	57	58	58	55	50	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	71	78	69	60	56	55	52	53	53	57	63	54	46	45	45
Tue	43	53	79	87	76	62	56	53	52	53	55	61	70	59	47	45	44
Wed	43	53	81	85	75	62	56	53	52	53	56	63	72	59	48	45	44
Thu	43	53	78	83	74	62	56	53	52	55	56	65	72	61	49	45	44
Fri	43	50	59	60	58	54	54	53	54	57	63	67	67	62	51	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	49	53	55	55	56	57	58	58	55	50	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	48	47	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	71	78	69	60	56	55	52	53	53	57	63	54	46	45	45
Tue	43	53	79	87	76	62	56	53	52	53	55	61	70	59	47	45	44
Wed	43	53	81	85	75	62	56	53	52	53	56	63	72	59	48	45	44
Thu	43	53	78	83	74	62	56	53	52	55	56	65	72	61	49	45	44
Fri	43	50	59	60	58	54	54	53	54	57	63	67	67	62	51	46	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	47	49	53	55	55	56	57	58	58	55	50	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	51	51	51	51	52	50	48	47	44