Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to SJC

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 30 minutes via I-680 South and I-880 South, usually 31 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Pleasanton 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	26	29	45	49	45	34	30	29	29	29	32	33	34	32	29	27	27
Tue	26	29	47	62	59	43	32	29	29	29	32	34	34	34	31	27	27
Wed	26	29	46	57	54	40	31	29	29	30	33	34	34	34	30	28	27
Thu	26	29	46	58	57	43	33	29	29	30	33	34	35	34	30	28	27
Fri	26	28	31	32	31	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Pleasanton to SJC (via I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton to SJC?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 26 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to SJC?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	45	49	45	34	30	29	29	29	32	33	34	32	29	27	27
Tue	26	29	47	62	59	43	32	29	29	29	32	34	34	34	31	27	27
Wed	26	29	46	57	54	40	31	29	29	30	33	34	34	34	30	28	27
Thu	26	29	46	58	57	43	33	29	29	30	33	34	35	34	30	28	27
Fri	26	28	31	32	31	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	45	49	45	34	30	29	29	29	32	33	34	32	29	27	27
Tue	26	29	47	62	59	43	32	29	29	29	32	34	34	34	31	27	27
Wed	26	29	46	57	54	40	31	29	29	30	33	34	34	34	30	28	27
Thu	26	29	46	58	57	43	33	29	29	30	33	34	35	34	30	28	27
Fri	26	28	31	32	31	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	29	45	49	45	34	30	29	29	29	32	33	34	32	29	27	27
Tue	26	29	47	62	59	43	32	29	29	29	32	34	34	34	31	27	27
Wed	26	29	46	57	54	40	31	29	29	30	33	34	34	34	30	28	27
Thu	26	29	46	58	57	43	33	29	29	30	33	34	35	34	30	28	27
Fri	26	28	31	32	31	29	29	29	29	30	32	34	34	32	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	28	27