Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Dublin

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 32 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Dublin 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	29	29	31	34	34	32	32	32	33	34	42	44	44	41	33	30	29
Tue	29	29	31	33	36	33	32	32	32	33	41	47	48	45	40	31	29
Wed	28	29	31	34	36	33	32	32	32	34	42	50	49	45	40	32	29
Thu	29	30	31	34	37	34	31	31	32	35	42	48	52	45	40	33	29
Fri	29	30	30	32	32	31	31	32	33	37	42	43	41	38	34	31	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	32	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	29	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from San Jose to Dublin (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 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 Dublin 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 Dublin?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Dublin?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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