Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Oakdale

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 164 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 147 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Oakdale 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	104	211	221	138	116	117	114	112	112	111	136	144	164	151	110	106	104
Tue	104	212	214	180	142	117	113	113	110	117	126	142	145	143	117	106	104
Wed	105	214	220	199	147	121	114	112	111	115	128	131	158	152	129	115	104
Thu	105	213	217	182	123	115	111	110	111	118	125	146	155	147	140	147	105
Fri	108	221	177	152	140	112	111	111	116	141	135	143	133	122	114	113	108
Sat	104	104	104	104	105	105	106	108	111	125	116	110	109	108	109	106	105
Sun	104	104	104	104	104	105	106	106	106	107	108	137	204	135	108	108	104

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from San Jose to Oakdale (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 104 minutes and up to 229 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (204 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (54 to 133 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 Oakdale 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 Oakdale?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 104 minutes then, versus up to 229 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 104 to 229 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Oakdale?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 229 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	211	221	138	116	117	114	112	112	111	136	144	164	151	110	106	104
Tue	104	212	214	180	142	117	113	113	110	117	126	142	145	143	117	106	104
Wed	105	214	220	199	147	121	114	112	111	115	128	131	158	152	129	115	104
Thu	105	213	217	182	123	115	111	110	111	118	125	146	155	147	140	147	105
Fri	108	221	177	152	140	112	111	111	116	141	135	143	133	122	114	113	108
Sat	104	104	104	104	105	105	106	108	111	125	116	110	109	108	109	106	105
Sun	104	104	104	104	104	105	106	106	106	107	108	137	204	135	108	108	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	211	221	138	116	117	114	112	112	111	136	144	164	151	110	106	104
Tue	104	212	214	180	142	117	113	113	110	117	126	142	145	143	117	106	104
Wed	105	214	220	199	147	121	114	112	111	115	128	131	158	152	129	115	104
Thu	105	213	217	182	123	115	111	110	111	118	125	146	155	147	140	147	105
Fri	108	221	177	152	140	112	111	111	116	141	135	143	133	122	114	113	108
Sat	104	104	104	104	105	105	106	108	111	125	116	110	109	108	109	106	105
Sun	104	104	104	104	104	105	106	106	106	107	108	137	204	135	108	108	104

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	211	221	138	116	117	114	112	112	111	136	144	164	151	110	106	104
Tue	104	212	214	180	142	117	113	113	110	117	126	142	145	143	117	106	104
Wed	105	214	220	199	147	121	114	112	111	115	128	131	158	152	129	115	104
Thu	105	213	217	182	123	115	111	110	111	118	125	146	155	147	140	147	105
Fri	108	221	177	152	140	112	111	111	116	141	135	143	133	122	114	113	108
Sat	104	104	104	104	105	105	106	108	111	125	116	110	109	108	109	106	105
Sun	104	104	104	104	104	105	106	106	106	107	108	137	204	135	108	108	104