Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Marina

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via US-101 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Marina 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	59	60	67	63	64	64	64	65	65	72	82	90	88	75	63	60	59
Tue	59	60	67	64	65	63	64	63	64	68	83	95	90	79	67	61	59
Wed	59	60	69	65	64	63	64	64	65	70	85	96	90	79	67	61	59
Thu	59	60	67	64	64	63	63	63	64	72	89	98	91	80	69	61	59
Fri	59	60	64	63	63	63	64	66	72	86	96	96	89	75	67	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	65	70	72	72	74	71	68	65	61	60	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	64	65	66	66	64	63	63	61	61	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from San Jose to Marina (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 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 Marina 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 Marina?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 59 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Marina?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (29 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	59	60	67	63	64	64	64	65	65	72	82	90	88	75	63	60	59
Tue	59	60	67	64	65	63	64	63	64	68	83	95	90	79	67	61	59
Wed	59	60	69	65	64	63	64	64	65	70	85	96	90	79	67	61	59
Thu	59	60	67	64	64	63	63	63	64	72	89	98	91	80	69	61	59
Fri	59	60	64	63	63	63	64	66	72	86	96	96	89	75	67	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	65	70	72	72	74	71	68	65	61	60	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	64	65	66	66	64	63	63	61	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	67	63	64	64	64	65	65	72	82	90	88	75	63	60	59
Tue	59	60	67	64	65	63	64	63	64	68	83	95	90	79	67	61	59
Wed	59	60	69	65	64	63	64	64	65	70	85	96	90	79	67	61	59
Thu	59	60	67	64	64	63	63	63	64	72	89	98	91	80	69	61	59
Fri	59	60	64	63	63	63	64	66	72	86	96	96	89	75	67	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	65	70	72	72	74	71	68	65	61	60	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	64	65	66	66	64	63	63	61	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	67	63	64	64	64	65	65	72	82	90	88	75	63	60	59
Tue	59	60	67	64	65	63	64	63	64	68	83	95	90	79	67	61	59
Wed	59	60	69	65	64	63	64	64	65	70	85	96	90	79	67	61	59
Thu	59	60	67	64	64	63	63	63	64	72	89	98	91	80	69	61	59
Fri	59	60	64	63	63	63	64	66	72	86	96	96	89	75	67	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	65	70	72	72	74	71	68	65	61	60	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	64	65	66	66	64	63	63	61	61	61	59