Best Time to Drive from Patterson to San Jose

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 88 at this time.

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	84	89	118	116	91	87	88	87	87	91	107	119	111	110	95	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	119	109	94	87	86	85	94	114	116	107	100	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	125	118	117	90	87	86	86	93	113	119	111	106	95	84	81
Thu	86	91	122	119	116	88	85	85	86	96	107	123	111	107	101	102	95
Fri	87	85	111	111	95	93	85	85	88	110	124	119	114	99	89	88	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	84	84	86	89	88	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	99	108	84	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 6:30 pm on Sundays (108 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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San Jose to Patterson (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	84	89	118	116	91	87	88	87	87	91	107	119	111	110	95	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	119	109	94	87	86	85	94	114	116	107	100	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	125	118	117	90	87	86	86	93	113	119	111	106	95	84	81
Thu	86	91	122	119	116	88	85	85	86	96	107	123	111	107	101	102	95
Fri	87	85	111	111	95	93	85	85	88	110	124	119	114	99	89	88	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	84	84	86	89	88	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	99	108	84	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	118	116	91	87	88	87	87	91	107	119	111	110	95	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	119	109	94	87	86	85	94	114	116	107	100	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	125	118	117	90	87	86	86	93	113	119	111	106	95	84	81
Thu	86	91	122	119	116	88	85	85	86	96	107	123	111	107	101	102	95
Fri	87	85	111	111	95	93	85	85	88	110	124	119	114	99	89	88	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	84	84	86	89	88	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	99	108	84	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	89	118	116	91	87	88	87	87	91	107	119	111	110	95	82	81
Tue	86	89	126	119	109	94	87	86	85	94	114	116	107	100	93	83	80
Wed	87	91	125	118	117	90	87	86	86	93	113	119	111	106	95	84	81
Thu	86	91	122	119	116	88	85	85	86	96	107	123	111	107	101	102	95
Fri	87	85	111	111	95	93	85	85	88	110	124	119	114	99	89	88	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	84	84	86	89	88	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	99	108	84	82	81