Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Lathrop

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 44% 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	71	136	145	104	80	79	78	77	77	77	90	97	106	106	76	72	71
Tue	71	136	139	124	99	80	77	77	75	79	89	98	99	98	85	73	71
Wed	72	138	139	141	93	80	78	76	76	80	95	93	107	100	86	74	71
Thu	72	136	142	123	89	79	76	75	76	79	86	100	105	99	92	93	71
Fri	73	145	124	101	95	77	76	76	79	85	91	96	93	89	78	76	73
Sat	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	75	77	83	80	77	76	75	75	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	75	88	129	101	74	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 154 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (129 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 154 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 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Lathrop?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 154 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	71	136	145	104	80	79	78	77	77	77	90	97	106	106	76	72	71
Tue	71	136	139	124	99	80	77	77	75	79	89	98	99	98	85	73	71
Wed	72	138	139	141	93	80	78	76	76	80	95	93	107	100	86	74	71
Thu	72	136	142	123	89	79	76	75	76	79	86	100	105	99	92	93	71
Fri	73	145	124	101	95	77	76	76	79	85	91	96	93	89	78	76	73
Sat	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	75	77	83	80	77	76	75	75	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	75	88	129	101	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	136	145	104	80	79	78	77	77	77	90	97	106	106	76	72	71
Tue	71	136	139	124	99	80	77	77	75	79	89	98	99	98	85	73	71
Wed	72	138	139	141	93	80	78	76	76	80	95	93	107	100	86	74	71
Thu	72	136	142	123	89	79	76	75	76	79	86	100	105	99	92	93	71
Fri	73	145	124	101	95	77	76	76	79	85	91	96	93	89	78	76	73
Sat	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	75	77	83	80	77	76	75	75	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	75	88	129	101	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	136	145	104	80	79	78	77	77	77	90	97	106	106	76	72	71
Tue	71	136	139	124	99	80	77	77	75	79	89	98	99	98	85	73	71
Wed	72	138	139	141	93	80	78	76	76	80	95	93	107	100	86	74	71
Thu	72	136	142	123	89	79	76	75	76	79	86	100	105	99	92	93	71
Fri	73	145	124	101	95	77	76	76	79	85	91	96	93	89	78	76	73
Sat	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	75	77	83	80	77	76	75	75	73	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	75	88	129	101	74	74	71