Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Ripon

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Ripon 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	79	142	152	111	87	87	85	84	84	84	98	104	113	105	83	80	79
Tue	79	143	146	131	106	88	85	84	83	86	93	105	106	104	89	81	78
Wed	79	145	151	144	110	91	85	84	83	86	95	100	112	108	94	85	78
Thu	79	144	148	132	94	86	83	82	83	87	94	106	111	106	100	100	79
Fri	81	152	131	108	100	85	84	84	86	99	98	103	97	91	85	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	90	90	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	96	136	108	82	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from San Jose to Ripon (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (136 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (25 to 61 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 Ripon 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 Ripon?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 78 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Ripon?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 161 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	79	142	152	111	87	87	85	84	84	84	98	104	113	105	83	80	79
Tue	79	143	146	131	106	88	85	84	83	86	93	105	106	104	89	81	78
Wed	79	145	151	144	110	91	85	84	83	86	95	100	112	108	94	85	78
Thu	79	144	148	132	94	86	83	82	83	87	94	106	111	106	100	100	79
Fri	81	152	131	108	100	85	84	84	86	99	98	103	97	91	85	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	90	90	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	96	136	108	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	142	152	111	87	87	85	84	84	84	98	104	113	105	83	80	79
Tue	79	143	146	131	106	88	85	84	83	86	93	105	106	104	89	81	78
Wed	79	145	151	144	110	91	85	84	83	86	95	100	112	108	94	85	78
Thu	79	144	148	132	94	86	83	82	83	87	94	106	111	106	100	100	79
Fri	81	152	131	108	100	85	84	84	86	99	98	103	97	91	85	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	90	90	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	96	136	108	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	142	152	111	87	87	85	84	84	84	98	104	113	105	83	80	79
Tue	79	143	146	131	106	88	85	84	83	86	93	105	106	104	89	81	78
Wed	79	145	151	144	110	91	85	84	83	86	95	100	112	108	94	85	78
Thu	79	144	148	132	94	86	83	82	83	87	94	106	111	106	100	100	79
Fri	81	152	131	108	100	85	84	84	86	99	98	103	97	91	85	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	90	90	84	83	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	96	136	108	82	81	78