Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Prunedale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via US-101 South, usually 63 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Jose to Prunedale 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	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	53	60	69	76	75	63	51	48	48
Tue	48	48	49	51	52	51	52	52	52	56	71	82	78	66	54	49	47
Wed	47	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	57	72	82	77	66	55	49	48
Thu	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	53	60	76	85	80	66	56	49	48
Fri	48	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	60	73	82	83	77	63	55	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	58	61	59	61	60	56	53	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	52	51	51	50	49	49	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Jose to Prunedale (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 6 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 Prunedale 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 Prunedale?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Prunedale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (29 miles) · SR-87 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	53	60	69	76	75	63	51	48	48
Tue	48	48	49	51	52	51	52	52	52	56	71	82	78	66	54	49	47
Wed	47	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	57	72	82	77	66	55	49	48
Thu	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	53	60	76	85	80	66	56	49	48
Fri	48	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	60	73	82	83	77	63	55	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	58	61	59	61	60	56	53	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	52	51	51	50	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	53	60	69	76	75	63	51	48	48
Tue	48	48	49	51	52	51	52	52	52	56	71	82	78	66	54	49	47
Wed	47	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	57	72	82	77	66	55	49	48
Thu	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	53	60	76	85	80	66	56	49	48
Fri	48	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	60	73	82	83	77	63	55	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	58	61	59	61	60	56	53	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	52	51	51	50	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	53	60	69	76	75	63	51	48	48
Tue	48	48	49	51	52	51	52	52	52	56	71	82	78	66	54	49	47
Wed	47	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	57	72	82	77	66	55	49	48
Thu	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	53	60	76	85	80	66	56	49	48
Fri	48	48	50	51	51	52	52	54	60	73	82	83	77	63	55	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	49	50	53	58	61	59	61	60	56	53	49	49	49	48
Sun	48	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	54	54	52	51	51	50	49	49	48