Best Time to Drive from San Jose to San Leandro

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-880 North, usually 51 at this time.

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from San Jose to San Leandro (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Leandro to San Jose

Freeway, about 31 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose to central San Leandro along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Jose to San Leandro 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	31	32	35	43	41	38	37	37	38	41	50	51	53	48	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	47	44	38	36	36	37	41	51	59	63	56	45	36	31
Wed	31	32	35	45	43	38	38	37	38	44	53	61	62	57	47	36	31
Thu	31	32	36	47	45	38	36	37	38	43	55	61	63	56	46	38	31
Fri	31	33	35	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	55	58	54	50	43	36	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	36	38	39	41	42	42	41	39	36	35	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	37	36	37	35	34	32

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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to San Leandro?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Estimate this drive for any day and departure time →

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (31 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Leandro to San Jose (return trip) · San Jose to San Francisco · San Jose to Oakland · San Jose to Palo Alto · San Jose to Berkeley · San Jose to Fremont · San Jose to Walnut Creek · San Jose to San Mateo · San Jose to Hayward · San Jose to Mountain View · San Jose to Pleasanton · San Jose to Richmond

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	35	43	41	38	37	37	38	41	50	51	53	48	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	47	44	38	36	36	37	41	51	59	63	56	45	36	31
Wed	31	32	35	45	43	38	38	37	38	44	53	61	62	57	47	36	31
Thu	31	32	36	47	45	38	36	37	38	43	55	61	63	56	46	38	31
Fri	31	33	35	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	55	58	54	50	43	36	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	36	38	39	41	42	42	41	39	36	35	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	37	36	37	35	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	35	43	41	38	37	37	38	41	50	51	53	48	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	47	44	38	36	36	37	41	51	59	63	56	45	36	31
Wed	31	32	35	45	43	38	38	37	38	44	53	61	62	57	47	36	31
Thu	31	32	36	47	45	38	36	37	38	43	55	61	63	56	46	38	31
Fri	31	33	35	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	55	58	54	50	43	36	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	36	38	39	41	42	42	41	39	36	35	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	37	36	37	35	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	32	35	43	41	38	37	37	38	41	50	51	53	48	38	33	31
Tue	31	32	36	47	44	38	36	36	37	41	51	59	63	56	45	36	31
Wed	31	32	35	45	43	38	38	37	38	44	53	61	62	57	47	36	31
Thu	31	32	36	47	45	38	36	37	38	43	55	61	63	56	46	38	31
Fri	31	33	35	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	55	58	54	50	43	36	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	32	33	36	38	39	41	42	42	41	39	36	35	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	35	36	37	37	36	37	35	34	32