Best Time to Drive from Turlock to San Jose

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 138 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 127 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Turlock 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	113	117	179	176	118	114	118	116	116	121	135	150	143	147	136	108	107
Tue	118	119	182	180	156	126	116	113	115	133	153	145	137	130	127	108	106
Wed	122	121	182	179	175	127	115	114	116	127	147	147	133	145	137	120	112
Thu	121	124	181	179	174	113	113	113	116	127	146	148	143	142	133	121	121
Fri	122	114	174	168	125	123	112	114	128	156	164	155	142	127	121	114	115
Sat	106	106	106	106	107	108	109	109	109	112	121	120	109	108	108	108	105
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	108	147	172	113	107	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Turlock to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 106 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 119 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (172 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 53 miles surface streets (44 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Turlock 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 Turlock to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 106 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 106 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 119 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Turlock to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	117	179	176	118	114	118	116	116	121	135	150	143	147	136	108	107
Tue	118	119	182	180	156	126	116	113	115	133	153	145	137	130	127	108	106
Wed	122	121	182	179	175	127	115	114	116	127	147	147	133	145	137	120	112
Thu	121	124	181	179	174	113	113	113	116	127	146	148	143	142	133	121	121
Fri	122	114	174	168	125	123	112	114	128	156	164	155	142	127	121	114	115
Sat	106	106	106	106	107	108	109	109	109	112	121	120	109	108	108	108	105
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	108	147	172	113	107	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	117	179	176	118	114	118	116	116	121	135	150	143	147	136	108	107
Tue	118	119	182	180	156	126	116	113	115	133	153	145	137	130	127	108	106
Wed	122	121	182	179	175	127	115	114	116	127	147	147	133	145	137	120	112
Thu	121	124	181	179	174	113	113	113	116	127	146	148	143	142	133	121	121
Fri	122	114	174	168	125	123	112	114	128	156	164	155	142	127	121	114	115
Sat	106	106	106	106	107	108	109	109	109	112	121	120	109	108	108	108	105
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	108	147	172	113	107	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	113	117	179	176	118	114	118	116	116	121	135	150	143	147	136	108	107
Tue	118	119	182	180	156	126	116	113	115	133	153	145	137	130	127	108	106
Wed	122	121	182	179	175	127	115	114	116	127	147	147	133	145	137	120	112
Thu	121	124	181	179	174	113	113	113	116	127	146	148	143	142	133	121	121
Fri	122	114	174	168	125	123	112	114	128	156	164	155	142	127	121	114	115
Sat	106	106	106	106	107	108	109	109	109	112	121	120	109	108	108	108	105
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	108	147	172	113	107	106