Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to San Jose

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-680 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 75% 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.

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Vallejo to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Jose to Vallejo

Freeway, about 63 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 9 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to downtown San Jose along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Vallejo 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	64	74	83	83	78	72	71	70	70	73	74	75	79	67	65	66	65
Tue	64	74	91	93	84	76	71	70	69	71	76	82	84	70	65	66	65
Wed	64	74	85	88	81	77	71	70	69	72	76	87	85	71	65	66	65
Thu	64	75	89	90	84	76	70	69	69	72	77	85	87	71	66	66	65
Fri	64	69	75	73	71	70	69	69	70	78	82	85	85	73	66	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	69	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	68	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	68	69	69	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	65

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 Vallejo to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 64 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (61 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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San Jose to Vallejo (return trip) · Vallejo 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	64	74	83	83	78	72	71	70	70	73	74	75	79	67	65	66	65
Tue	64	74	91	93	84	76	71	70	69	71	76	82	84	70	65	66	65
Wed	64	74	85	88	81	77	71	70	69	72	76	87	85	71	65	66	65
Thu	64	75	89	90	84	76	70	69	69	72	77	85	87	71	66	66	65
Fri	64	69	75	73	71	70	69	69	70	78	82	85	85	73	66	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	69	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	68	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	68	69	69	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	74	83	83	78	72	71	70	70	73	74	75	79	67	65	66	65
Tue	64	74	91	93	84	76	71	70	69	71	76	82	84	70	65	66	65
Wed	64	74	85	88	81	77	71	70	69	72	76	87	85	71	65	66	65
Thu	64	75	89	90	84	76	70	69	69	72	77	85	87	71	66	66	65
Fri	64	69	75	73	71	70	69	69	70	78	82	85	85	73	66	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	69	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	68	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	68	69	69	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	74	83	83	78	72	71	70	70	73	74	75	79	67	65	66	65
Tue	64	74	91	93	84	76	71	70	69	71	76	82	84	70	65	66	65
Wed	64	74	85	88	81	77	71	70	69	72	76	87	85	71	65	66	65
Thu	64	75	89	90	84	76	70	69	69	72	77	85	87	71	66	66	65
Fri	64	69	75	73	71	70	69	69	70	78	82	85	85	73	66	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	69	70	71	71	73	72	71	70	68	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	68	69	69	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	65