Best Time to Drive from San Jose to San Ramon

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 64% 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 San Ramon 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	34	35	37	40	41	39	38	38	38	40	45	49	50	48	39	36	35
Tue	35	35	37	40	44	39	38	38	38	39	46	53	55	52	46	38	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	44	40	38	38	38	40	47	55	54	52	46	38	35
Thu	35	35	37	41	43	40	38	37	38	40	47	54	56	52	46	38	35
Fri	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	39	39	43	46	48	47	46	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	40	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from San Jose to San Ramon (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 San Ramon 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 San Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to San Ramon?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	40	41	39	38	38	38	40	45	49	50	48	39	36	35
Tue	35	35	37	40	44	39	38	38	38	39	46	53	55	52	46	38	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	44	40	38	38	38	40	47	55	54	52	46	38	35
Thu	35	35	37	41	43	40	38	37	38	40	47	54	56	52	46	38	35
Fri	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	39	39	43	46	48	47	46	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	40	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	40	41	39	38	38	38	40	45	49	50	48	39	36	35
Tue	35	35	37	40	44	39	38	38	38	39	46	53	55	52	46	38	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	44	40	38	38	38	40	47	55	54	52	46	38	35
Thu	35	35	37	41	43	40	38	37	38	40	47	54	56	52	46	38	35
Fri	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	39	39	43	46	48	47	46	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	40	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	37	40	41	39	38	38	38	40	45	49	50	48	39	36	35
Tue	35	35	37	40	44	39	38	38	38	39	46	53	55	52	46	38	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	44	40	38	38	38	40	47	55	54	52	46	38	35
Thu	35	35	37	41	43	40	38	37	38	40	47	54	56	52	46	38	35
Fri	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	39	39	43	46	48	47	46	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	40	38	37	35
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	37	35