Best Time to Drive from Arden-Arcade to Richmond

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-80 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Richmond 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	77	89	92	90	88	86	85	85	84	85	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Tue	77	86	92	94	89	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	84	79	77	77	76
Wed	76	87	92	92	88	86	84	83	82	83	83	85	84	81	77	77	76
Thu	76	86	93	91	86	85	82	82	83	84	85	87	86	81	77	77	76
Fri	77	84	85	85	87	86	86	85	85	86	90	90	86	81	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	86	91	92	90	87	86	83	80	78	79	78	76
Sun	76	77	76	76	78	80	87	92	94	92	90	90	87	84	82	79	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Arden-Arcade to Richmond (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 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 Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 76 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arden-Arcade to Richmond?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (39 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	92	90	88	86	85	85	84	85	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Tue	77	86	92	94	89	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	84	79	77	77	76
Wed	76	87	92	92	88	86	84	83	82	83	83	85	84	81	77	77	76
Thu	76	86	93	91	86	85	82	82	83	84	85	87	86	81	77	77	76
Fri	77	84	85	85	87	86	86	85	85	86	90	90	86	81	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	86	91	92	90	87	86	83	80	78	79	78	76
Sun	76	77	76	76	78	80	87	92	94	92	90	90	87	84	82	79	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	92	90	88	86	85	85	84	85	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Tue	77	86	92	94	89	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	84	79	77	77	76
Wed	76	87	92	92	88	86	84	83	82	83	83	85	84	81	77	77	76
Thu	76	86	93	91	86	85	82	82	83	84	85	87	86	81	77	77	76
Fri	77	84	85	85	87	86	86	85	85	86	90	90	86	81	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	86	91	92	90	87	86	83	80	78	79	78	76
Sun	76	77	76	76	78	80	87	92	94	92	90	90	87	84	82	79	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	92	90	88	86	85	85	84	85	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Tue	77	86	92	94	89	85	83	83	82	83	84	84	84	79	77	77	76
Wed	76	87	92	92	88	86	84	83	82	83	83	85	84	81	77	77	76
Thu	76	86	93	91	86	85	82	82	83	84	85	87	86	81	77	77	76
Fri	77	84	85	85	87	86	86	85	85	86	90	90	86	81	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	86	91	92	90	87	86	83	80	78	79	78	76
Sun	76	77	76	76	78	80	87	92	94	92	90	90	87	84	82	79	76