Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Brentwood

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 36% 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 San Jose to Brentwood 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	71	75	78	83	84	80	78	79	78	78	119	125	132	98	74	72	70
Tue	70	74	77	82	89	81	78	78	75	78	113	138	136	99	82	74	70
Wed	70	75	76	84	90	82	80	76	76	79	119	140	136	112	82	73	70
Thu	71	75	76	83	87	81	77	77	76	80	123	146	141	119	102	83	72
Fri	71	78	79	81	81	79	77	77	78	105	133	143	129	97	82	91	72
Sat	70	71	72	72	72	73	74	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	71	73	73	73	74	75	76	75	74	75	73	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from San Jose to Brentwood (via I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (48 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose to central Brentwood 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 San Jose to Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 70 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	78	83	84	80	78	79	78	78	119	125	132	98	74	72	70
Tue	70	74	77	82	89	81	78	78	75	78	113	138	136	99	82	74	70
Wed	70	75	76	84	90	82	80	76	76	79	119	140	136	112	82	73	70
Thu	71	75	76	83	87	81	77	77	76	80	123	146	141	119	102	83	72
Fri	71	78	79	81	81	79	77	77	78	105	133	143	129	97	82	91	72
Sat	70	71	72	72	72	73	74	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	71	73	73	73	74	75	76	75	74	75	73	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	78	83	84	80	78	79	78	78	119	125	132	98	74	72	70
Tue	70	74	77	82	89	81	78	78	75	78	113	138	136	99	82	74	70
Wed	70	75	76	84	90	82	80	76	76	79	119	140	136	112	82	73	70
Thu	71	75	76	83	87	81	77	77	76	80	123	146	141	119	102	83	72
Fri	71	78	79	81	81	79	77	77	78	105	133	143	129	97	82	91	72
Sat	70	71	72	72	72	73	74	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	71	73	73	73	74	75	76	75	74	75	73	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	78	83	84	80	78	79	78	78	119	125	132	98	74	72	70
Tue	70	74	77	82	89	81	78	78	75	78	113	138	136	99	82	74	70
Wed	70	75	76	84	90	82	80	76	76	79	119	140	136	112	82	73	70
Thu	71	75	76	83	87	81	77	77	76	80	123	146	141	119	102	83	72
Fri	71	78	79	81	81	79	77	77	78	105	133	143	129	97	82	91	72
Sat	70	71	72	72	72	73	74	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	74	73	71
Sun	71	70	70	71	71	73	73	73	74	75	76	75	74	75	73	74	71