Best Time to Drive from Agua Caliente to Oakland

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-580 West and US-101 South and SR-37 West, usually 60 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Agua Caliente to Oakland 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	55	68	79	73	66	62	61	60	60	61	61	60	58	57	56	56	55
Tue	55	77	102	86	73	63	61	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	56	56	55
Wed	55	76	92	80	69	62	61	60	60	60	63	62	64	58	57	57	56
Thu	55	74	95	82	71	64	62	62	62	64	67	66	65	58	57	56	56
Fri	55	64	73	67	60	59	61	62	62	63	64	61	61	59	58	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	70	66	66	65	64	66	64	60	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	59	62	68	68	67	67	66	65	63	60	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Agua Caliente to Oakland (via I-580 West and US-101 South and SR-37 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (23 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Agua Caliente to downtown Oakland 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 Agua Caliente to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Agua Caliente to Oakland?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 55 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Agua Caliente to Oakland?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (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	55	68	79	73	66	62	61	60	60	61	61	60	58	57	56	56	55
Tue	55	77	102	86	73	63	61	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	56	56	55
Wed	55	76	92	80	69	62	61	60	60	60	63	62	64	58	57	57	56
Thu	55	74	95	82	71	64	62	62	62	64	67	66	65	58	57	56	56
Fri	55	64	73	67	60	59	61	62	62	63	64	61	61	59	58	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	70	66	66	65	64	66	64	60	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	59	62	68	68	67	67	66	65	63	60	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	79	73	66	62	61	60	60	61	61	60	58	57	56	56	55
Tue	55	77	102	86	73	63	61	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	56	56	55
Wed	55	76	92	80	69	62	61	60	60	60	63	62	64	58	57	57	56
Thu	55	74	95	82	71	64	62	62	62	64	67	66	65	58	57	56	56
Fri	55	64	73	67	60	59	61	62	62	63	64	61	61	59	58	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	70	66	66	65	64	66	64	60	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	59	62	68	68	67	67	66	65	63	60	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	79	73	66	62	61	60	60	61	61	60	58	57	56	56	55
Tue	55	77	102	86	73	63	61	59	59	61	62	61	62	58	56	56	55
Wed	55	76	92	80	69	62	61	60	60	60	63	62	64	58	57	57	56
Thu	55	74	95	82	71	64	62	62	62	64	67	66	65	58	57	56	56
Fri	55	64	73	67	60	59	61	62	62	63	64	61	61	59	58	57	56
Sat	55	55	56	56	57	62	68	70	66	66	65	64	66	64	60	59	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	59	62	68	68	67	67	66	65	63	60	57	55