Best Time to Drive from Arden-Arcade to Berkeley

Right now (6:33 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-80 West, usually 85 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Arden-Arcade to Berkeley 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	83	100	106	101	95	93	93	92	91	92	88	89	87	84	82	82	81
Tue	83	100	117	112	99	92	89	89	89	91	88	89	88	84	82	81	81
Wed	81	99	109	104	95	93	91	90	89	90	89	90	89	85	82	82	81
Thu	82	99	112	107	95	92	89	90	90	93	92	92	91	86	82	81	81
Fri	82	92	96	95	93	93	94	94	95	99	98	97	93	87	82	81	80
Sat	81	81	82	83	86	95	100	101	100	98	96	96	90	86	85	83	81
Sun	80	80	81	81	83	89	98	104	105	103	100	101	96	92	88	84	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Arden-Arcade to Berkeley (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arden-Arcade to central Berkeley 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 Arden-Arcade to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arden-Arcade to Berkeley?

The 89-mile drive usually takes 80 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arden-Arcade to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (33 miles)

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Arden-Arcade to Sacramento · Arden-Arcade to Stockton · Arden-Arcade to Roseville · Arden-Arcade to Concord · Arden-Arcade to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	100	106	101	95	93	93	92	91	92	88	89	87	84	82	82	81
Tue	83	100	117	112	99	92	89	89	89	91	88	89	88	84	82	81	81
Wed	81	99	109	104	95	93	91	90	89	90	89	90	89	85	82	82	81
Thu	82	99	112	107	95	92	89	90	90	93	92	92	91	86	82	81	81
Fri	82	92	96	95	93	93	94	94	95	99	98	97	93	87	82	81	80
Sat	81	81	82	83	86	95	100	101	100	98	96	96	90	86	85	83	81
Sun	80	80	81	81	83	89	98	104	105	103	100	101	96	92	88	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	100	106	101	95	93	93	92	91	92	88	89	87	84	82	82	81
Tue	83	100	117	112	99	92	89	89	89	91	88	89	88	84	82	81	81
Wed	81	99	109	104	95	93	91	90	89	90	89	90	89	85	82	82	81
Thu	82	99	112	107	95	92	89	90	90	93	92	92	91	86	82	81	81
Fri	82	92	96	95	93	93	94	94	95	99	98	97	93	87	82	81	80
Sat	81	81	82	83	86	95	100	101	100	98	96	96	90	86	85	83	81
Sun	80	80	81	81	83	89	98	104	105	103	100	101	96	92	88	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	100	106	101	95	93	93	92	91	92	88	89	87	84	82	82	81
Tue	83	100	117	112	99	92	89	89	89	91	88	89	88	84	82	81	81
Wed	81	99	109	104	95	93	91	90	89	90	89	90	89	85	82	82	81
Thu	82	99	112	107	95	92	89	90	90	93	92	92	91	86	82	81	81
Fri	82	92	96	95	93	93	94	94	95	99	98	97	93	87	82	81	80
Sat	81	81	82	83	86	95	100	101	100	98	96	96	90	86	85	83	81
Sun	80	80	81	81	83	89	98	104	105	103	100	101	96	92	88	84	80