Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Saratoga to San Jose
Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 15 minutes via SR-17 North and SR-85 South and I-880 North, usually 15 at this time.
Only 62% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Tue | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Wed | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Thu | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Fri | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Sat | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Sun | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Saratoga to San Jose (via SR-17 North and SR-85 South and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 36 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 16 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (17 minutes).
About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Saratoga 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 Saratoga to San Jose?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 36 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Saratoga to San Jose?
The 14-mile drive usually takes 14 to 36 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 16 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Saratoga to San Jose?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 36 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-17 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (3 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (2 miles)
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