Best Time to Drive from Turlock to San Jose

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 149 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 128 at this time.

Only 20% 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.

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 (156 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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