Best Time to Drive from Alum Rock to Oakland

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 East, usually 52 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Alum Rock 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	49	50	53	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	68	64	60	56	53	50	49
Tue	49	50	53	63	56	55	54	54	55	57	70	72	70	64	60	51	49
Wed	49	51	54	64	57	54	54	55	55	58	74	74	70	64	60	52	49
Thu	49	51	54	67	56	54	54	53	54	59	71	73	72	61	58	53	49
Fri	49	51	52	56	54	54	54	55	59	66	74	68	64	58	55	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Alum Rock to Oakland (via I-680 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Alum Rock 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 Alum Rock to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Alum Rock to Oakland?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Alum Rock to Oakland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (28 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (22 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Alum Rock (return trip) · Alum Rock 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	49	50	53	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	68	64	60	56	53	50	49
Tue	49	50	53	63	56	55	54	54	55	57	70	72	70	64	60	51	49
Wed	49	51	54	64	57	54	54	55	55	58	74	74	70	64	60	52	49
Thu	49	51	54	67	56	54	54	53	54	59	71	73	72	61	58	53	49
Fri	49	51	52	56	54	54	54	55	59	66	74	68	64	58	55	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	53	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	68	64	60	56	53	50	49
Tue	49	50	53	63	56	55	54	54	55	57	70	72	70	64	60	51	49
Wed	49	51	54	64	57	54	54	55	55	58	74	74	70	64	60	52	49
Thu	49	51	54	67	56	54	54	53	54	59	71	73	72	61	58	53	49
Fri	49	51	52	56	54	54	54	55	59	66	74	68	64	58	55	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	50	53	57	55	55	55	55	55	56	68	64	60	56	53	50	49
Tue	49	50	53	63	56	55	54	54	55	57	70	72	70	64	60	51	49
Wed	49	51	54	64	57	54	54	55	55	58	74	74	70	64	60	52	49
Thu	49	51	54	67	56	54	54	53	54	59	71	73	72	61	58	53	49
Fri	49	51	52	56	54	54	54	55	59	66	74	68	64	58	55	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	49