Best Time to Drive from SJC to OAK

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-880 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 54% 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 SJC to OAK 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	35	37	41	52	47	43	43	42	42	46	56	56	58	53	43	37	35
Tue	35	37	42	58	51	44	41	41	42	46	55	63	67	61	52	40	35
Wed	35	37	42	56	49	44	42	41	42	47	57	65	66	61	51	41	35
Thu	35	37	42	57	51	43	41	41	42	46	60	66	68	62	52	41	35
Fri	35	37	40	46	42	41	41	42	44	50	60	63	60	54	47	40	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	40	40	39	41	39	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from SJC to OAK (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) 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 SJC to OAK?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SJC to OAK?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 35 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SJC to OAK?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (29 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	52	47	43	43	42	42	46	56	56	58	53	43	37	35
Tue	35	37	42	58	51	44	41	41	42	46	55	63	67	61	52	40	35
Wed	35	37	42	56	49	44	42	41	42	47	57	65	66	61	51	41	35
Thu	35	37	42	57	51	43	41	41	42	46	60	66	68	62	52	41	35
Fri	35	37	40	46	42	41	41	42	44	50	60	63	60	54	47	40	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	40	40	39	41	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	52	47	43	43	42	42	46	56	56	58	53	43	37	35
Tue	35	37	42	58	51	44	41	41	42	46	55	63	67	61	52	40	35
Wed	35	37	42	56	49	44	42	41	42	47	57	65	66	61	51	41	35
Thu	35	37	42	57	51	43	41	41	42	46	60	66	68	62	52	41	35
Fri	35	37	40	46	42	41	41	42	44	50	60	63	60	54	47	40	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	40	40	39	41	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	52	47	43	43	42	42	46	56	56	58	53	43	37	35
Tue	35	37	42	58	51	44	41	41	42	46	55	63	67	61	52	40	35
Wed	35	37	42	56	49	44	42	41	42	47	57	65	66	61	51	41	35
Thu	35	37	42	57	51	43	41	41	42	46	60	66	68	62	52	41	35
Fri	35	37	40	46	42	41	41	42	44	50	60	63	60	54	47	40	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	36	37	40	41	42	43	45	45	44	42	40	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	40	40	39	41	39	38	36