Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Hollister

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via US-101 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Hollister 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	48	52	52	53	54	53	54	56	56	63	70	77	80	63	51	48	47
Tue	48	52	53	53	53	52	54	54	54	58	72	90	85	67	54	49	47
Wed	48	51	52	53	52	52	53	54	54	58	72	88	88	67	55	49	48
Thu	50	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	54	61	76	86	88	68	56	49	48
Fri	48	50	52	52	52	52	53	55	60	73	84	91	84	68	56	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	59	62	59	61	59	55	52	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	49	52	52	52	52	50	49	50	49	48	48	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from San Jose to Hollister (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 29 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 Hollister 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 Hollister?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 47 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Hollister?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-87 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (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	48	52	52	53	54	53	54	56	56	63	70	77	80	63	51	48	47
Tue	48	52	53	53	53	52	54	54	54	58	72	90	85	67	54	49	47
Wed	48	51	52	53	52	52	53	54	54	58	72	88	88	67	55	49	48
Thu	50	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	54	61	76	86	88	68	56	49	48
Fri	48	50	52	52	52	52	53	55	60	73	84	91	84	68	56	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	59	62	59	61	59	55	52	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	49	52	52	52	52	50	49	50	49	48	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	52	53	54	53	54	56	56	63	70	77	80	63	51	48	47
Tue	48	52	53	53	53	52	54	54	54	58	72	90	85	67	54	49	47
Wed	48	51	52	53	52	52	53	54	54	58	72	88	88	67	55	49	48
Thu	50	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	54	61	76	86	88	68	56	49	48
Fri	48	50	52	52	52	52	53	55	60	73	84	91	84	68	56	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	59	62	59	61	59	55	52	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	49	52	52	52	52	50	49	50	49	48	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	52	53	54	53	54	56	56	63	70	77	80	63	51	48	47
Tue	48	52	53	53	53	52	54	54	54	58	72	90	85	67	54	49	47
Wed	48	51	52	53	52	52	53	54	54	58	72	88	88	67	55	49	48
Thu	50	52	53	53	52	52	52	53	54	61	76	86	88	68	56	49	48
Fri	48	50	52	52	52	52	53	55	60	73	84	91	84	68	56	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	59	62	59	61	59	55	52	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	49	52	52	52	52	50	49	50	49	48	48	47