Best Time to Drive from Arden-Arcade to Richmond

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via I-80 West, usually 85 at this time.

Only 42% 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	88	92	89	88	86	85	84	84	84	82	83	82	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	86	91	93	89	85	83	83	83	83	83	85	85	80	77	77	76
Wed	76	86	91	92	88	86	84	83	82	83	84	85	85	81	77	77	76
Thu	76	87	93	91	87	85	83	83	83	84	85	86	86	81	77	77	76
Fri	76	83	84	84	86	84	85	84	85	86	89	90	86	81	78	77	76
Sat	76	76	77	77	79	84	88	89	88	86	85	83	80	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	78	80	85	88	90	90	90	89	88	86	83	80	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 93 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (90 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 93 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 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arden-Arcade to Richmond?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 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	88	92	89	88	86	85	84	84	84	82	83	82	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	86	91	93	89	85	83	83	83	83	83	85	85	80	77	77	76
Wed	76	86	91	92	88	86	84	83	82	83	84	85	85	81	77	77	76
Thu	76	87	93	91	87	85	83	83	83	84	85	86	86	81	77	77	76
Fri	76	83	84	84	86	84	85	84	85	86	89	90	86	81	78	77	76
Sat	76	76	77	77	79	84	88	89	88	86	85	83	80	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	78	80	85	88	90	90	90	89	88	86	83	80	76

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

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