Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Lathrop

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Lathrop 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	72	136	142	123	89	79	78	77	77	76	86	96	100	92	75	73	71
Tue	71	136	142	132	101	80	77	77	75	79	89	94	97	97	86	73	71
Wed	71	138	141	143	103	83	78	76	75	78	89	95	99	99	91	76	71
Thu	72	136	142	127	90	79	77	75	76	81	88	98	100	95	88	78	71
Fri	72	141	119	85	85	78	76	77	79	87	91	87	85	82	76	73	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	76	78	77	82	77	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	90	114	91	75	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from San Jose to Lathrop (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (26 to 63 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 Lathrop 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 Lathrop?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 71 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Lathrop?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	136	142	123	89	79	78	77	77	76	86	96	100	92	75	73	71
Tue	71	136	142	132	101	80	77	77	75	79	89	94	97	97	86	73	71
Wed	71	138	141	143	103	83	78	76	75	78	89	95	99	99	91	76	71
Thu	72	136	142	127	90	79	77	75	76	81	88	98	100	95	88	78	71
Fri	72	141	119	85	85	78	76	77	79	87	91	87	85	82	76	73	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	76	78	77	82	77	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	90	114	91	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	136	142	123	89	79	78	77	77	76	86	96	100	92	75	73	71
Tue	71	136	142	132	101	80	77	77	75	79	89	94	97	97	86	73	71
Wed	71	138	141	143	103	83	78	76	75	78	89	95	99	99	91	76	71
Thu	72	136	142	127	90	79	77	75	76	81	88	98	100	95	88	78	71
Fri	72	141	119	85	85	78	76	77	79	87	91	87	85	82	76	73	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	76	78	77	82	77	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	90	114	91	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	136	142	123	89	79	78	77	77	76	86	96	100	92	75	73	71
Tue	71	136	142	132	101	80	77	77	75	79	89	94	97	97	86	73	71
Wed	71	138	141	143	103	83	78	76	75	78	89	95	99	99	91	76	71
Thu	72	136	142	127	90	79	77	75	76	81	88	98	100	95	88	78	71
Fri	72	141	119	85	85	78	76	77	79	87	91	87	85	82	76	73	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	76	78	77	82	77	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	90	114	91	75	74	71