SJC Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at San Jose Mineta Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 3:22 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 8 min Friday, 3:22 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 4 PMUp to 7 min
  • 5 PMUp to 6 min
  • 6 PMUp to 14 min

Best time to go through security at SJC

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at SJC can reach 15 minutes at its busiest, on Sundays around 5 AM, and stays within 1 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 10 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 15 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 6 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 7 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 4 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 12 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 10 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 9 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 14 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 3 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 3 minSunday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 5 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 6 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 8 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 14 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 14 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 12 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 11 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 3 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 3 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 11 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 7 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 12 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 9 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 4 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 4 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 9 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 13 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 13 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 11 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 2 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 2 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 4 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 3 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 3 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 4 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 4 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 9 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 4 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 4 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 3 minThursday, 10 PM: no wait recordedThursday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 3 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 5 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 4 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 4 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 6 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 3 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 5 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 14 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 3 minFriday, 10 PM: no wait recordedFriday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 3 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 8 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 4 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 5 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 3 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 10 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 11 PM: no wait recorded

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From official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait in each hour, in local time.

The quietest and busiest hours, by day

DayQuietest hourBusiest hour
Sunday9 PM · Up to 3 min5 AM · Up to 15 min
Monday7 PM · Up to 3 min9 AM · Up to 15 min
Tuesday7 PM · Up to 2 min12 PM · Up to 12 min
Wednesday8 PM · Up to 2 min11 AM · Up to 13 min
Thursday7 AM · Up to 3 min12 PM · Up to 9 min
Friday Today10 AM · Up to 3 min6 PM · Up to 14 min
Saturday6 PM · Up to 1 min10 AM · Up to 10 min

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, local time, from official TSA wait times.

SJC security questions, answered.

What's the best time to go through security at SJC?

Security lines at SJC are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 1 PM. Thursday tends to be the quietest day, and Monday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at SJC?

Waits peak on Sundays around 5 AM, when they can reach 15 minutes. Across the week, 1 PM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to SJC?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At SJC, the security wait can reach 15 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 1 PM, especially on Mondays.

How long is the TSA line at SJC right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 8 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 3:22 PM local time).

Can I see TSA PreCheck and CLEAR wait times for SJC?

Yes, in the Flying app. It shows typical security waits for the day and hour you fly, including TSA PreCheck and CLEAR lines, and live waits at select major airports, so you can plan around the actual line.

Where do these wait times come from?

Waits by day and hour come from official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait TSA reports for each hour, in SJC local time. Live waits come from the airport or from traveler reports, where available.

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