Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Martinez

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Martinez 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	53	54	58	62	61	59	58	58	59	62	72	75	74	67	58	54	53
Tue	53	54	59	66	64	59	58	58	58	64	77	86	85	73	65	56	53
Wed	53	54	59	65	64	60	58	58	59	65	78	90	85	74	65	57	53
Thu	53	54	60	67	64	60	58	57	59	66	78	89	86	75	65	58	53
Fri	53	54	56	58	59	58	58	59	62	73	80	83	77	68	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	61	59	58	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from San Jose to Martinez (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Martinez 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 Martinez?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Martinez?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (42 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	58	62	61	59	58	58	59	62	72	75	74	67	58	54	53
Tue	53	54	59	66	64	59	58	58	58	64	77	86	85	73	65	56	53
Wed	53	54	59	65	64	60	58	58	59	65	78	90	85	74	65	57	53
Thu	53	54	60	67	64	60	58	57	59	66	78	89	86	75	65	58	53
Fri	53	54	56	58	59	58	58	59	62	73	80	83	77	68	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	61	59	58	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	58	62	61	59	58	58	59	62	72	75	74	67	58	54	53
Tue	53	54	59	66	64	59	58	58	58	64	77	86	85	73	65	56	53
Wed	53	54	59	65	64	60	58	58	59	65	78	90	85	74	65	57	53
Thu	53	54	60	67	64	60	58	57	59	66	78	89	86	75	65	58	53
Fri	53	54	56	58	59	58	58	59	62	73	80	83	77	68	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	61	59	58	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	58	62	61	59	58	58	59	62	72	75	74	67	58	54	53
Tue	53	54	59	66	64	59	58	58	58	64	77	86	85	73	65	56	53
Wed	53	54	59	65	64	60	58	58	59	65	78	90	85	74	65	57	53
Thu	53	54	60	67	64	60	58	57	59	66	78	89	86	75	65	58	53
Fri	53	54	56	58	59	58	58	59	62	73	80	83	77	68	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	61	59	58	57	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	53