Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Oakley

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Oakley 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	78	80	82	94	93	85	82	82	83	86	95	106	110	105	82	79	77
Tue	77	79	81	96	103	88	84	83	82	85	98	112	116	113	94	80	77
Wed	78	81	81	99	103	89	84	82	82	86	100	111	114	113	95	82	77
Thu	77	79	81	98	104	89	83	83	82	86	100	110	114	111	96	82	77
Fri	77	80	81	89	84	82	82	83	84	92	101	103	102	99	85	81	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	79	82	85	86	86	91	89	87	84	83	80	78
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	82	83	84	83	83	82	80	80	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from San Jose to Oakley (via I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (47 to 76 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 Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 77 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Oakley?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (6 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	78	80	82	94	93	85	82	82	83	86	95	106	110	105	82	79	77
Tue	77	79	81	96	103	88	84	83	82	85	98	112	116	113	94	80	77
Wed	78	81	81	99	103	89	84	82	82	86	100	111	114	113	95	82	77
Thu	77	79	81	98	104	89	83	83	82	86	100	110	114	111	96	82	77
Fri	77	80	81	89	84	82	82	83	84	92	101	103	102	99	85	81	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	79	82	85	86	86	91	89	87	84	83	80	78
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	82	83	84	83	83	82	80	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	80	82	94	93	85	82	82	83	86	95	106	110	105	82	79	77
Tue	77	79	81	96	103	88	84	83	82	85	98	112	116	113	94	80	77
Wed	78	81	81	99	103	89	84	82	82	86	100	111	114	113	95	82	77
Thu	77	79	81	98	104	89	83	83	82	86	100	110	114	111	96	82	77
Fri	77	80	81	89	84	82	82	83	84	92	101	103	102	99	85	81	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	79	82	85	86	86	91	89	87	84	83	80	78
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	82	83	84	83	83	82	80	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	80	82	94	93	85	82	82	83	86	95	106	110	105	82	79	77
Tue	77	79	81	96	103	88	84	83	82	85	98	112	116	113	94	80	77
Wed	78	81	81	99	103	89	84	82	82	86	100	111	114	113	95	82	77
Thu	77	79	81	98	104	89	83	83	82	86	100	110	114	111	96	82	77
Fri	77	80	81	89	84	82	82	83	84	92	101	103	102	99	85	81	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	79	82	85	86	86	91	89	87	84	83	80	78
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	82	83	84	83	83	82	80	80	77