Best Time to Drive from Ripon to San Jose

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Ripon 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	79	84	109	108	86	82	83	83	82	87	102	114	105	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	84	117	110	102	89	82	81	81	89	108	111	106	93	87	78	76
Wed	82	87	116	110	109	88	82	81	81	88	104	111	108	100	94	85	78
Thu	81	86	114	110	108	84	81	81	81	91	100	115	106	102	94	97	89
Fri	81	80	102	102	89	87	80	81	83	104	119	113	110	95	84	83	81
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	80	82	84	83	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	92	100	80	78	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Ripon to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (16 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ripon 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 Ripon to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 76 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ripon to San Jose?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 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	79	84	109	108	86	82	83	83	82	87	102	114	105	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	84	117	110	102	89	82	81	81	89	108	111	106	93	87	78	76
Wed	82	87	116	110	109	88	82	81	81	88	104	111	108	100	94	85	78
Thu	81	86	114	110	108	84	81	81	81	91	100	115	106	102	94	97	89
Fri	81	80	102	102	89	87	80	81	83	104	119	113	110	95	84	83	81
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	80	82	84	83	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	92	100	80	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	84	109	108	86	82	83	83	82	87	102	114	105	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	84	117	110	102	89	82	81	81	89	108	111	106	93	87	78	76
Wed	82	87	116	110	109	88	82	81	81	88	104	111	108	100	94	85	78
Thu	81	86	114	110	108	84	81	81	81	91	100	115	106	102	94	97	89
Fri	81	80	102	102	89	87	80	81	83	104	119	113	110	95	84	83	81
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	80	82	84	83	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	92	100	80	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	84	109	108	86	82	83	83	82	87	102	114	105	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	84	117	110	102	89	82	81	81	89	108	111	106	93	87	78	76
Wed	82	87	116	110	109	88	82	81	81	88	104	111	108	100	94	85	78
Thu	81	86	114	110	108	84	81	81	81	91	100	115	106	102	94	97	89
Fri	81	80	102	102	89	87	80	81	83	104	119	113	110	95	84	83	81
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	79	80	82	84	83	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	92	100	80	78	76