Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to San Jose

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-680 South, usually 37 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Ramon to San Jose 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	36	40	57	57	47	43	40	40	40	39	44	45	48	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	58	68	58	49	42	39	39	39	44	50	54	47	38	38	37
Wed	36	41	60	64	51	48	42	40	39	39	43	48	54	49	38	37	37
Thu	36	39	60	63	57	48	41	39	39	39	44	50	54	49	38	37	37
Fri	36	39	43	41	40	40	39	39	39	40	48	52	49	48	40	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	40	40	41	41	45	48	46	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from San Ramon to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon to downtown San Jose 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 Ramon to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to San Jose?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (35 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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More drives

San Jose to San Ramon (return trip) · San Ramon to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	57	57	47	43	40	40	40	39	44	45	48	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	58	68	58	49	42	39	39	39	44	50	54	47	38	38	37
Wed	36	41	60	64	51	48	42	40	39	39	43	48	54	49	38	37	37
Thu	36	39	60	63	57	48	41	39	39	39	44	50	54	49	38	37	37
Fri	36	39	43	41	40	40	39	39	39	40	48	52	49	48	40	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	40	40	41	41	45	48	46	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	57	57	47	43	40	40	40	39	44	45	48	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	58	68	58	49	42	39	39	39	44	50	54	47	38	38	37
Wed	36	41	60	64	51	48	42	40	39	39	43	48	54	49	38	37	37
Thu	36	39	60	63	57	48	41	39	39	39	44	50	54	49	38	37	37
Fri	36	39	43	41	40	40	39	39	39	40	48	52	49	48	40	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	40	40	41	41	45	48	46	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	57	57	47	43	40	40	40	39	44	45	48	43	38	37	37
Tue	36	40	58	68	58	49	42	39	39	39	44	50	54	47	38	38	37
Wed	36	41	60	64	51	48	42	40	39	39	43	48	54	49	38	37	37
Thu	36	39	60	63	57	48	41	39	39	39	44	50	54	49	38	37	37
Fri	36	39	43	41	40	40	39	39	39	40	48	52	49	48	40	37	37
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	40	40	41	41	45	48	46	37	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37	38	36