Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Danville

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Danville 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	37	37	39	43	43	42	40	40	41	42	50	53	53	50	41	38	37
Tue	37	37	39	43	47	42	41	40	40	42	50	57	58	54	48	39	36
Wed	36	37	39	44	46	42	41	40	41	43	51	59	59	54	48	40	37
Thu	37	37	39	44	48	43	40	40	40	44	51	58	61	54	48	40	36
Fri	36	37	39	41	41	40	40	40	41	46	51	52	50	47	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from San Jose to Danville (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Danville 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 Danville?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Danville?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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More drives

Danville to San Jose (return trip) · San Jose to San Francisco · San Jose to Oakland · San Jose to Palo Alto · San Jose to Berkeley · San Jose to Fremont · San Jose to Walnut Creek · San Jose to San Mateo · San Jose to Hayward · San Jose to Mountain View · San Jose to Pleasanton · San Jose to Richmond

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	39	43	43	42	40	40	41	42	50	53	53	50	41	38	37
Tue	37	37	39	43	47	42	41	40	40	42	50	57	58	54	48	39	36
Wed	36	37	39	44	46	42	41	40	41	43	51	59	59	54	48	40	37
Thu	37	37	39	44	48	43	40	40	40	44	51	58	61	54	48	40	36
Fri	36	37	39	41	41	40	40	40	41	46	51	52	50	47	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	39	43	43	42	40	40	41	42	50	53	53	50	41	38	37
Tue	37	37	39	43	47	42	41	40	40	42	50	57	58	54	48	39	36
Wed	36	37	39	44	46	42	41	40	41	43	51	59	59	54	48	40	37
Thu	37	37	39	44	48	43	40	40	40	44	51	58	61	54	48	40	36
Fri	36	37	39	41	41	40	40	40	41	46	51	52	50	47	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	37	39	43	43	42	40	40	41	42	50	53	53	50	41	38	37
Tue	37	37	39	43	47	42	41	40	40	42	50	57	58	54	48	39	36
Wed	36	37	39	44	46	42	41	40	41	43	51	59	59	54	48	40	37
Thu	37	37	39	44	48	43	40	40	40	44	51	58	61	54	48	40	36
Fri	36	37	39	41	41	40	40	40	41	46	51	52	50	47	42	39	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	40	39	37
Sun	37	37	37	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	40	40	39	39	37