Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Live Oak

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-17 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Live Oak 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	33	33	35	40	40	37	36	36	36	38	42	46	46	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	37	43	47	50	47	40	34	33
Wed	33	33	34	43	44	39	37	36	36	39	43	47	49	47	39	34	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	38	44	47	48	46	39	34	33
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	36	37	38	42	48	47	46	43	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from San Jose to Live Oak (via SR-17 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Live Oak?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Live Oak?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-17 South in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · SR-1 South in Bay Area (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	35	40	40	37	36	36	36	38	42	46	46	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	37	43	47	50	47	40	34	33
Wed	33	33	34	43	44	39	37	36	36	39	43	47	49	47	39	34	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	38	44	47	48	46	39	34	33
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	36	37	38	42	48	47	46	43	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	35	40	40	37	36	36	36	38	42	46	46	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	37	43	47	50	47	40	34	33
Wed	33	33	34	43	44	39	37	36	36	39	43	47	49	47	39	34	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	38	44	47	48	46	39	34	33
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	36	37	38	42	48	47	46	43	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	33	35	40	40	37	36	36	36	38	42	46	46	45	35	34	33
Tue	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	37	43	47	50	47	40	34	33
Wed	33	33	34	43	44	39	37	36	36	39	43	47	49	47	39	34	33
Thu	33	33	35	42	44	39	37	36	36	38	44	47	48	46	39	34	33
Fri	33	33	34	38	36	36	36	37	38	42	48	47	46	43	36	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	36	39	40	39	39	40	39	37	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	33