Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Los Banos

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via US-101 South, usually 110 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Los Banos 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	99	116	102	98	100	102	102	104	104	111	113	118	122	109	94	91	89
Tue	97	101	95	94	95	97	100	99	100	103	115	123	120	109	97	91	89
Wed	96	99	93	94	96	100	100	100	102	106	117	121	120	110	98	91	89
Thu	99	105	93	93	96	97	96	97	100	106	119	126	122	110	100	91	89
Fri	95	95	95	96	98	100	100	103	110	120	127	121	118	106	99	91	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	101	105	108	107	105	105	99	95	92	93	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	90	91	94	95	96	98	95	96	96	95	93	92	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from San Jose to Los Banos (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (59 to 82 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 Los Banos 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 Los Banos?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Los Banos?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 89 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Los Banos?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (20 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	99	116	102	98	100	102	102	104	104	111	113	118	122	109	94	91	89
Tue	97	101	95	94	95	97	100	99	100	103	115	123	120	109	97	91	89
Wed	96	99	93	94	96	100	100	100	102	106	117	121	120	110	98	91	89
Thu	99	105	93	93	96	97	96	97	100	106	119	126	122	110	100	91	89
Fri	95	95	95	96	98	100	100	103	110	120	127	121	118	106	99	91	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	101	105	108	107	105	105	99	95	92	93	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	90	91	94	95	96	98	95	96	96	95	93	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	116	102	98	100	102	102	104	104	111	113	118	122	109	94	91	89
Tue	97	101	95	94	95	97	100	99	100	103	115	123	120	109	97	91	89
Wed	96	99	93	94	96	100	100	100	102	106	117	121	120	110	98	91	89
Thu	99	105	93	93	96	97	96	97	100	106	119	126	122	110	100	91	89
Fri	95	95	95	96	98	100	100	103	110	120	127	121	118	106	99	91	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	101	105	108	107	105	105	99	95	92	93	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	90	91	94	95	96	98	95	96	96	95	93	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	116	102	98	100	102	102	104	104	111	113	118	122	109	94	91	89
Tue	97	101	95	94	95	97	100	99	100	103	115	123	120	109	97	91	89
Wed	96	99	93	94	96	100	100	100	102	106	117	121	120	110	98	91	89
Thu	99	105	93	93	96	97	96	97	100	106	119	126	122	110	100	91	89
Fri	95	95	95	96	98	100	100	103	110	120	127	121	118	106	99	91	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	101	105	108	107	105	105	99	95	92	93	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	90	91	94	95	96	98	95	96	96	95	93	92	89