Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Moraga

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 52 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North.

Only 70% 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 Moraga 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	52	53	57	62	60	58	57	57	58	61	74	76	75	66	56	53	52
Tue	52	53	59	66	65	59	57	57	57	62	78	90	88	73	64	55	52
Wed	52	53	58	65	65	59	57	57	57	65	81	92	89	74	64	56	52
Thu	52	53	59	67	66	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	91	73	65	56	51
Fri	52	53	55	59	58	56	56	57	60	74	86	87	79	67	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	55	57	58	58	61	60	59	57	56	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	56	55	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Jose to Moraga (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 24 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 Moraga 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 Moraga?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 51 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Moraga?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	62	60	58	57	57	58	61	74	76	75	66	56	53	52
Tue	52	53	59	66	65	59	57	57	57	62	78	90	88	73	64	55	52
Wed	52	53	58	65	65	59	57	57	57	65	81	92	89	74	64	56	52
Thu	52	53	59	67	66	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	91	73	65	56	51
Fri	52	53	55	59	58	56	56	57	60	74	86	87	79	67	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	55	57	58	58	61	60	59	57	56	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	56	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	62	60	58	57	57	58	61	74	76	75	66	56	53	52
Tue	52	53	59	66	65	59	57	57	57	62	78	90	88	73	64	55	52
Wed	52	53	58	65	65	59	57	57	57	65	81	92	89	74	64	56	52
Thu	52	53	59	67	66	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	91	73	65	56	51
Fri	52	53	55	59	58	56	56	57	60	74	86	87	79	67	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	55	57	58	58	61	60	59	57	56	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	56	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	57	62	60	58	57	57	58	61	74	76	75	66	56	53	52
Tue	52	53	59	66	65	59	57	57	57	62	78	90	88	73	64	55	52
Wed	52	53	58	65	65	59	57	57	57	65	81	92	89	74	64	56	52
Thu	52	53	59	67	66	59	56	56	57	65	82	93	91	73	65	56	51
Fri	52	53	55	59	58	56	56	57	60	74	86	87	79	67	58	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	55	57	58	58	61	60	59	57	56	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	56	55	54	52