Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Mountain View

Right now (10:32 pm PDT): about 17 minutes via US-101 North and SR-87 North.

Only 41% 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.

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from San Jose to Mountain View (via US-101 North and SR-87 North) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 32 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (18 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Mountain View to San Jose

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 22 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose (East Santa Clara Street) to central Mountain View (Castro Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Jose to Mountain View by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1617192324191817171718192120171717
Tue1617192931242018171720232827181716
Wed1617192828231817171720232926181716
Thu1617192928221917171721222826181716
Fri1617182019171717171719192018171716
Sat1616161717171717171717171717171717
Sun1616161617171717171717171817171717

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 Mountain View?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 32 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Mountain View?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 16 to 32 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Mountain View?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 32 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-87 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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