Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Gilroy

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via US-101 South and SR-87 South, usually 55 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Jose to Gilroy by day and time you leave (local time)
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Tue	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	36	46	56	56	47	36	31	30
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Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from San Jose to Gilroy (via US-101 South and SR-87 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Gilroy 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 Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Gilroy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-87 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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