How far is San José, 08 from Turlock, CA?

The driving distance from San José, 08 to Turlock, CA is about 3105.2 miles (4997.4 km), with a travel time of about 56h 46m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 2972.6 miles (4783.9 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 113h 32m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CST.
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Road
3105.26 mi
56h 46m
Flight
2972.58 mi
4783.9 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
2972.58 mi
Kilometers
4783.9 km
Flight Time
05h 58m

Driving Distance

Road route
3105.26 mi
Kilometers
4997.44 km
Drive Time
56h 46m

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Drive time stays fixed at 56h 46m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Turlock
Wed, Oct 21, 8:26 PM PDT
Return by in San José
Sat, Oct 24, 6:12 AM CST
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave San José
2026-10-19T12:40
Arrive Turlock
Wed, Oct 21, 9:26 PM CST
Route Timing
56h 46m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CST
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
1:46 PM to 3:16 PM PDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
6:28 PM CST
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in San José
8:00 PM CST
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Bowie
TX

Human settlement in Montague County, Texas, United States of America

From San José
1551.6 mi
28h 23m
To Turlock
1553.7 mi
28h 23m

Route Weather Snapshot

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Origin

Forecast data is not available for this endpoint yet.

Destination
75°F
Monday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Mon, Oct 19 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
3 to 7 mph NNW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between San José and Turlock.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between San José and Turlock.

  1. 1

    Start on the route

    25 m · 6 sec

  2. 2

    Turn right

    532 ft · 39 sec

  3. 3

    Continue on Howard England Way

    775 ft · 24 sec · Howard England Way

  4. 4

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Carey Circle

    21 m · 3 sec · Quay Road

  5. 5

    Exit the rotary onto Quay Road

    1225 ft · 56 sec · Quay Road

  6. 6

    Turn right onto Angela Street

    1365 ft · 1 min · Angela Street

  7. 7

    Turn right onto Whitehead Street

    1202 ft · 59 sec · Whitehead Street

  8. 8

    Turn left onto Truman Avenue

    1.5 km · 3 min · Truman Avenue

  9. 9

    Continue on North Roosevelt Boulevard

    2.6 mi · 6 min · North Roosevelt Boulevard

  10. 10

    Turn left onto Overseas Highway

    36.1 mi · 57 min · Overseas Highway

  11. 11

    Continue on New Seven Mile Bridge

    68.1 mi · 1 hr 46 min · New Seven Mile Bridge

  12. 12

    Continue on Dixie Highway

    19.4 mi · 27 min · Dixie Highway

  13. 13

    Take the exit slight right toward Miami, Orlando, Florida's Turnpike North

    1785 ft · 38 sec

  14. 14

    Continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    13.2 mi · 16 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

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    Keep slight right to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    3.6 mi · 5 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

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    Keep slight left to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    2.5 mi · 3 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

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    Keep slight right to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    27.1 mi · 30 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

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    Keep slight right to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

    1 mi · 1 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

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    Merge slight left onto Florida's Turnpike

    260.5 mi · 4 hr 43 min · Florida's Turnpike

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    Keep slight left to continue on Florida's Turnpike

    1281 ft · 16 sec · Florida's Turnpike

  21. 21

    Merge slight left

    106.9 mi · 1 hr 55 min

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    Take the exit slight right toward I 10: Jacksonville, Tallahassee

    820 ft · 16 sec

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    Keep slight left to continue on I 10 West: Tallahassee

    1569 ft · 30 sec

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    Merge slight right

    334.4 mi · 5 hr 59 min

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    Take the exit slight right toward US 90, US 98: Government Street

    2267 ft · 43 sec

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    Keep slight left

    56 m · 6 sec

  27. 27

    Continue on US 98

    117 m · 12 sec · US 98

  28. 28

    Continue on Bankhead Tunnel

    3117 ft · 1 min · Bankhead Tunnel

  29. 29

    Continue on Government Street

    587 ft · 14 sec · Government Street

  30. 30

    Continue on Government Street

    1139 ft · 39 sec · Government Street

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    Turn left onto South Water Street

    1.3 km · 2 min · South Water Street

  32. 32

    Continue on Telegraph Road

    147 m · 12 sec · Telegraph Road

  33. 33

    Turn straight

    4.5 mi · 5 min

  34. 34

    Keep slight right to continue on I 65: Montgomery

    2562 ft · 34 sec

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    Merge slight left

    2.6 mi · 3 min

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    Take the exit slight right toward SR 158: Industrial Parkway

    2809 ft · 1 min

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    Keep slight left

    72 m · 8 sec

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    Turn left onto Industrial Parkway

    17.1 mi · 21 min · Industrial Parkway

  39. 39

    Turn slight right

    699 ft · 9 sec

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    Continue on Industrial Parkway

    2.3 mi · 3 min · Industrial Parkway

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    Continue on Moffett Road

    41.8 mi · 49 min · Moffett Road

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    Continue straight

    22.8 mi · 27 min

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    Take the exit slight right toward I 59 North, US 98 West: Columbia, Laurel

    1.3 km · 2 min

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    Merge slight left onto Lance Corporal Roy M Wheat Memorial Highway

    8.2 mi · 9 min · Lance Corporal Roy M Wheat Memorial Highway

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    Take the exit slight right toward US 49 North, MS 42 West: Jackson

    1123 ft · 39 sec

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    Continue straight

    1.2 mi · 2 min

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    Continue straight

    5.4 mi · 7 min

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    Continue straight

    5.3 mi · 6 min

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    Continue straight

    1077 ft · 14 sec

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    Continue straight

    4.2 mi · 5 min

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    Continue straight

    65.7 mi · 1 hr 20 min

  52. 52

    Take the exit slight right

    862 ft · 21 sec

  53. 53

    Keep slight left to continue on Jackson

    1.1 km · 1 min

  54. 54

    Keep slight left

    1 mi · 1 min

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    Merge slight right

    1.6 mi · 2 min

  56. 56

    Keep slight right to continue on I 20 West, US 49 North: Vicksburg, Yazoo City

    39.1 mi · 44 min

  57. 57

    Merge slight right

    3.8 mi · 5 min

  58. 58

    Keep slight right

    327.7 mi · 5 hr 49 min

  59. 59

    Keep slight right to continue on Dallas

    4.4 mi · 5 min

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    Continue straight

    15.3 mi · 16 min

  61. 61

    Take the exit slight right toward I 635 North

    2115 ft · 52 sec

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    Merge slight left onto Lyndon B Johnson Freeway

    11.9 mi · 13 min · Lyndon B Johnson Freeway

  63. 63

    Continue on Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway

    4.1 mi · 4 min · Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway

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    Continue on Lyndon B Johnson Freeway

    4.6 mi · 5 min · Lyndon B Johnson Freeway

  65. 65

    Take the exit slight right toward I 35E North: Denton

    1696 ft · 42 sec

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    Merge slight left onto North Stemmons Freeway

    28.2 mi · 30 min · North Stemmons Freeway

  67. 67

    Continue straight

    782 ft · 10 sec

  68. 68

    Take the exit slight right toward US 380: University Drive

    672 ft · 16 sec

  69. 69

    Turn straight onto North Interstate 35

    2258 ft · 47 sec · North Interstate 35

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    Turn left onto West University Drive

    3.4 mi · 5 min · West University Drive

  71. 71

    Continue on US Highway 380 West

    21.5 mi · 25 min · US Highway 380 West

  72. 72

    Take the exit slight right

    1443 ft · 40 sec

  73. 73

    Merge slight left onto North US Highway 287

    72.5 mi · 1 hr 15 min · North US Highway 287

  74. 74

    Continue on Lloyd Ruby Overpass

    1.3 km · 59 sec · Lloyd Ruby Overpass

  75. 75

    Continue on Central Freeway

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Central Freeway

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    Keep slight left to continue on Northwest Freeway

    5.3 mi · 6 min · Northwest Freeway

  77. 77

    Continue on US Highway 287 East

    40.5 mi · 42 min · US Highway 287 East

  78. 78

    Continue on Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway

    4.1 mi · 4 min · Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway

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    Continue on US Highway 287 West

    25.7 mi · 26 min · US Highway 287 West

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    Continue on East 11th Street

    28.7 mi · 33 min · East 11th Street

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    Continue on Avenue F Northeast

    2.8 mi · 3 min · Avenue F Northeast

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    Continue on US Highway 287

    13.8 mi · 15 min · US Highway 287

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    Continue on Burnett Street

    1.1 km · 1 min · Burnett Street

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    Continue on US Highway 287

    13.6 mi · 14 min · US Highway 287

  85. 85

    Turn straight onto Boykin Drive

    26.2 mi · 28 min · Boykin Drive

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    Continue on East 2nd Street

    1.6 mi · 2 min · East 2nd Street

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    Continue on US Highway 287

    28.4 mi · 29 min · US Highway 287

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    Continue on East 1st Street

    1.1 mi · 2 min · East 1st Street

  89. 89

    Continue on US Highway 287

    19.6 mi · 20 min · US Highway 287

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    Keep slight left to continue on I 40 West, US 287 North

    71.9 mi · 1 hr 16 min

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    Continue straight

    894 mi · 15 hr 13 min

  92. 92

    Merge slight left onto Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    3.4 mi · 4 min · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  93. 93

    Take the exit slight right toward CA 58 West: Bakersfield

    3260 ft · 1 min

  94. 94

    Continue on Barstow-Bakersfield Highway

    34.8 mi · 40 min · Barstow-Bakersfield Highway

  95. 95

    Continue on Mojave-Barstow Highway

    26.9 mi · 30 min · Mojave-Barstow Highway

  96. 96

    Continue on Barstow–Bakersfield Highway

    8.2 mi · 9 min · Barstow–Bakersfield Highway

  97. 97

    Continue on Bakersfield–Tehachapi Highway

    1.2 km · 51 sec · Bakersfield–Tehachapi Highway

  98. 98

    Continue on Bakersfield Tehachapi Highway

    52.4 mi · 1 hr · Bakersfield Tehachapi Highway

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    Take the exit slight right toward CA 204: Union Avenue

    1161 ft · 30 sec

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    Turn left onto East Brundage Lane

    136 m · 22 sec · East Brundage Lane

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    Turn right onto Union Avenue

    1.5 mi · 2 min · Union Avenue

  102. 102

    Continue on Golden State Avenue

    3.4 mi · 4 min · Golden State Avenue

  103. 103

    Merge slight left onto Golden State Freeway

    5.2 mi · 6 min · Golden State Freeway

  104. 104

    Continue on Golden State Highway

    111.4 mi · 2 hr · Golden State Highway

  105. 105

    Take the exit slight right toward Avenue 7

    2522 ft · 31 sec

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    Merge slight left

    21.4 mi · 24 min

  107. 107

    Keep slight right to continue on Northbound California State Route 99

    45.7 mi · 54 min · Northbound California State Route 99

  108. 108

    Take the exit slight right toward CA 165: Lander Avenue, Downtown Turlock, Denair, Oakdale

    1436 ft · 38 sec

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    Turn right onto Lander Avenue

    1.3 mi · 2 min · Lander Avenue

  110. 110

    Continue on West Olive Avenue

    587 ft · 21 sec · West Olive Avenue

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    Turn right onto North 1st Street

    115 m · 18 sec · North 1st Street

  112. 112

    Turn left onto East Main Street

    58 m · 11 sec · East Main Street

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    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · East Main Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between San José and Turlock.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
113 steps
27 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
30
13 merges, 17 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
3.6 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 40 West
966 mi · 31%
I 20 West
371 mi · 12%
Florida's Turnpike
368 mi · 12%
I 10 West
335 mi · 11%
Golden State Highway
111 mi · 4%
US 49 North
82.3 mi · 3%
Longest Stretch

I 40 West

Continue straight

894 mi · 15h 13m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
56h 46m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
113h 32m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+132.6 mi
2972.6 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Bowie
28h 23m from San José
Leave By
6:28 PM CST
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny near Turlock.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

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

The road trip is about 3105.2 miles (4997.4 km) and usually takes 56h 46m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Bowie is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1551.6 miles from San José and 1553.7 miles from Turlock.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 2972.6 miles (4783.9 km), while the road route adds roughly 132.6 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CST. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 1 hour time difference between San José and Turlock, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before arriving, the latest forecast around Turlock is Mostly Sunny.

Stop Ideas Near Bowie

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Bowie, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Bowie.

RAIL

Gainesville

66 mi away
605 East California Street
RAIL

Ardmore station

95 mi away
251 East Main St.
RAIL

Fort Worth Central Station

102 mi away
1001 Jones Street

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between San José and Turlock. Straight-line distance: 2972.58 mi (4783.9 km).

San José

#1 San José

Located in the Central Valley, it is the largest city in Costa Rica and serves as the country's political and economic center.

Population335,007
Coordinates9.9333300, -84.0833300
Altitude-
CountryCosta Rica
Turlock

#2 Turlock

The most populous city in Stanislaus County, California.

Population73,059
Coordinates37.4946600, -120.8465900
Altitude31
CountryUnited States
Start: San José (-84.08333, 9.93333)
End: Turlock (-120.84659, 37.49466)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 4997 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)103h 28m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)77h 38m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)62h 06m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)51h 45m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)44h 21m
80 mph (129 km/h)38h 44m
Please keep in mind that there is a 1 hour time gap between San José, 08 and Turlock, CA. The current time in San José is 12:40:49, although it is 11:40:49 in Turlock.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.