Best Time to Drive from Patterson to San Jose

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 82 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East.

Only 39% 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 Patterson 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	87	88	118	116	105	89	88	87	86	92	102	114	107	99	87	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	118	114	94	87	86	85	93	112	115	106	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	126	118	116	92	87	86	86	92	110	116	110	101	98	89	82
Thu	87	90	122	119	117	89	86	85	87	97	109	121	111	101	95	88	85
Fri	87	85	111	101	89	89	86	85	91	111	124	115	105	92	84	84	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	81	82	83	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	85	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	83	93	102	86	82	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Patterson to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (18 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Patterson 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 Patterson to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 80 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Patterson to San Jose?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 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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More drives

San Jose to Patterson (return trip) · Patterson to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	88	118	116	105	89	88	87	86	92	102	114	107	99	87	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	118	114	94	87	86	85	93	112	115	106	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	126	118	116	92	87	86	86	92	110	116	110	101	98	89	82
Thu	87	90	122	119	117	89	86	85	87	97	109	121	111	101	95	88	85
Fri	87	85	111	101	89	89	86	85	91	111	124	115	105	92	84	84	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	81	82	83	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	85	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	83	93	102	86	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	88	118	116	105	89	88	87	86	92	102	114	107	99	87	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	118	114	94	87	86	85	93	112	115	106	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	126	118	116	92	87	86	86	92	110	116	110	101	98	89	82
Thu	87	90	122	119	117	89	86	85	87	97	109	121	111	101	95	88	85
Fri	87	85	111	101	89	89	86	85	91	111	124	115	105	92	84	84	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	81	82	83	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	85	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	83	93	102	86	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	88	118	116	105	89	88	87	86	92	102	114	107	99	87	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	118	114	94	87	86	85	93	112	115	106	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	126	118	116	92	87	86	86	92	110	116	110	101	98	89	82
Thu	87	90	122	119	117	89	86	85	87	97	109	121	111	101	95	88	85
Fri	87	85	111	101	89	89	86	85	91	111	124	115	105	92	84	84	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	81	82	83	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	85	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	83	93	102	86	82	81