Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Pacifica
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-280 North, usually 48 at this time.
Only 33% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 45 | 49 | 65 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Tue | 44 | 45 | 52 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 58 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
| Wed | 45 | 45 | 52 | 74 | 62 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 57 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
| Thu | 44 | 45 | 51 | 81 | 66 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
| Fri | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
| Sat | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Sun | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 47-mile drive from San Jose to Pacifica (via I-280 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (47 minutes).
About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 19 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 Pacifica 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 Pacifica?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Pacifica?
The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Jose to Pacifica?
Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-280 North in Bay Area (39 miles) · SR-87 South in Bay Area (1.1 miles)
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