Best Times to Drive in Bay Area

Typical drive times for every departure time, from years of freeway sensor data. Pick your trip:

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Leaving from: Alum Rock · American Canyon · Antioch · Bay Point · Bayview-Hunters Point · Berkeley · Brentwood · Campbell · Ceres · Concord · Cupertino · Daly City · Danville · Dublin · Elk Grove · Fairfield · Foster City · Fremont · Galt · Gilroy · Hayward · Hercules · Lafayette · Lathrop · Live Oak · Livermore · Lodi · Los Banos · Los Gatos · Manteca · Martinez · Menlo Park · Milpitas · Modesto · Moraga · Morgan Hill · Mountain View · Napa · Newark · Novato · OAK · Oakdale · Oakland · Oakley · Orinda · Pacifica · Palo Alto · Patterson · Pittsburg · Pleasanton · Prunedale · Redwood City · Richmond · Ripon · Riverbank · Rohnert Park · SFO · SJC · Sacramento · San Francisco · San Jose · San Leandro · San Mateo · San Rafael · San Ramon · Santa Clara · Santa Cruz · Santa Rosa · Saratoga · South San Francisco · Stockton · Sunnyvale · Tracy · Turlock · Union City · Vacaville · Vallejo · Vineyard · Walnut Creek · Watsonville · Windsor

From Alum Rock

San Francisco 46–98 min

From American Canyon

San Jose 72–115 min

From Antioch

San Jose 63–125 min · San Francisco 45–103 min · Fremont 53–107 min · Santa Rosa 77–122 min · Hayward 43–92 min · Sunnyvale 62–127 min · Santa Clara 62–127 min · Vallejo 26–53 min · Berkeley 37–88 min

From Bay Point

San Jose 56–102 min

From Bayview-Hunters Point

San Jose 40–82 min

From Berkeley

San Francisco 18–53 min · San Jose 43–93 min · Palo Alto 40–76 min · Fremont 31–65 min · Walnut Creek 18–41 min · San Mateo 31–69 min · Mountain View 45–81 min · Pleasanton 35–62 min · Santa Clara 45–96 min · SFO 26–64 min · OAK 20–36 min · SJC 42–92 min · Hayward 23–39 min · Richmond 12–28 min · Santa Rosa 49–74 min · Fairfield 34–61 min · Antioch 39–72 min · Daly City 19–56 min

From Brentwood

San Jose 69–140 min

From Campbell

Lodi 98–183 min · San Francisco 46–85 min · Oakland 41–78 min

From Ceres

San Jose 95–169 min

From Concord

San Jose 50–93 min · San Francisco 28–57 min · Fremont 40–74 min · Santa Rosa 69–107 min · Hayward 31–56 min · Sunnyvale 49–93 min · Santa Clara 49–94 min · Daly City 33–66 min · San Mateo 43–74 min

From Cupertino

San Jose 11–49 min · San Francisco 38–68 min · Oakland 48–78 min · Stockton 83–151 min · Fremont 23–66 min · Modesto 98–197 min

From Daly City

San Jose 45–107 min · San Francisco 9–23 min · Fremont 42–72 min · Santa Rosa 55–93 min · Sunnyvale 39–70 min · Concord 36–67 min · Santa Clara 43–80 min · Vallejo 36–75 min · Berkeley 21–50 min

From Danville

San Jose 38–72 min · Stockton 58–112 min

From Dublin

San Jose 31–64 min · Fremont 22–45 min

From Elk Grove

Fremont 107–150 min · Hayward 93–129 min · Napa 67–97 min · Pleasanton 87–117 min · San Ramon 88–122 min

From Fairfield

San Jose 72–117 min · San Francisco 42–81 min · Fremont 61–97 min · Santa Rosa 63–99 min · Hayward 50–106 min · Sunnyvale 71–116 min · Santa Clara 71–116 min · Vallejo 19–25 min · Berkeley 34–63 min

From Foster City

San Jose 26–63 min · San Francisco 20–40 min

From Fremont

San Francisco 37–72 min · Oakland 25–47 min · San Jose 19–43 min · Palo Alto 22–46 min · Berkeley 31–57 min · Walnut Creek 35–57 min · San Mateo 30–57 min · Hayward 14–30 min · Mountain View 22–44 min · Santa Clara 21–47 min · Richmond 36–71 min · SFO 34–61 min · OAK 22–44 min · SJC 18–42 min · Pleasanton 21–34 min · Stockton 72–147 min · Elk Grove 105–133 min · Concord 42–68 min · Vallejo 54–80 min · Fairfield 63–95 min · Antioch 71–91 min · Daly City 40–62 min · Vacaville 68–101 min · San Leandro 18–34 min · Tracy 49–103 min · Redwood City 22–43 min · Napa 71–100 min · Milpitas 12–28 min · San Ramon 30–43 min · Manteca 67–139 min · Santa Cruz 44–70 min · Cupertino 24–52 min · San Rafael 45–90 min · Dublin 25–36 min · Novato 54–100 min

From Galt

Sacramento 24–41 min

From Gilroy

San Jose 29–56 min · Oakland 63–109 min

From Hayward

San Francisco 28–57 min · Oakland 16–34 min · San Jose 26–69 min · Palo Alto 24–57 min · Berkeley 23–38 min · Fremont 15–42 min · Mountain View 28–61 min · Pleasanton 18–31 min · Santa Clara 28–72 min · Richmond 27–59 min · SFO 27–55 min · SJC 26–68 min · OAK 14–32 min · Walnut Creek 27–54 min · San Mateo 23–50 min · Stockton 58–117 min · Santa Rosa 65–106 min · Elk Grove 91–118 min · Concord 30–59 min · Vallejo 37–81 min · Fairfield 51–99 min · Antioch 55–86 min · Livermore 20–32 min · Tracy 36–85 min · Redwood City 23–51 min · Napa 58–104 min

From Hercules

San Jose 66–105 min · Sacramento 58–87 min

From Lafayette

San Jose 47–82 min · Sacramento 66–108 min

From Lathrop

San Jose 71–120 min

From Live Oak

San Jose 34–60 min · San Francisco 67–110 min

From Livermore

San Jose 35–62 min · San Francisco 40–77 min · Sacramento 81–139 min · Oakland 32–46 min · Stockton 42–95 min · Hayward 20–31 min · Sunnyvale 35–62 min

From Lodi

San Jose 97–153 min

From Los Banos

San Jose 88–146 min

From Los Gatos

San Jose 12–23 min · San Francisco 46–84 min · Oakland 44–81 min

From Manteca

San Jose 73–121 min · Fremont 66–117 min

From Martinez

San Jose 55–95 min

From Menlo Park

San Jose 21–61 min · San Francisco 29–55 min · Oakland 39–67 min

From Milpitas

San Jose 11–29 min · San Francisco 40–66 min · Oakland 31–56 min · Stockton 71–143 min · Fremont 11–24 min · Modesto 85–193 min

From Modesto

San Jose 92–168 min · Sunnyvale 94–176 min · Santa Clara 93–176 min · Redwood City 97–172 min · Milpitas 84–152 min · Palo Alto 100–186 min · Dublin 59–96 min · Cupertino 97–182 min

From Moraga

San Jose 54–90 min

From Morgan Hill

San Jose 21–39 min · San Francisco 60–115 min · Oakland 54–94 min · Stockton 93–173 min

From Mountain View

San Francisco 35–61 min · Oakland 39–70 min · San Jose 16–49 min · Berkeley 46–78 min · Fremont 24–67 min · Walnut Creek 49–103 min · San Mateo 21–40 min · Hayward 29–60 min · Pleasanton 33–77 min · Richmond 50–101 min · SFO 25–44 min · OAK 37–67 min · SJC 16–47 min · Palo Alto 12–29 min · Santa Clara 16–45 min

From Napa

San Jose 80–132 min · Fremont 70–112 min · Santa Rosa 53–78 min · Elk Grove 67–98 min · Hayward 58–115 min

From Newark

San Jose 19–45 min · San Francisco 36–67 min · Oakland 26–48 min · Stockton 74–160 min

From Novato

San Jose 66–155 min · San Francisco 28–55 min · Sacramento 74–105 min · Fremont 53–129 min

From OAK

SFO 33–63 min · SJC 33–81 min · San Francisco 24–50 min · Oakland 12–26 min · San Jose 33–82 min · Palo Alto 31–68 min · Berkeley 20–37 min · Fremont 22–54 min · Walnut Creek 27–58 min · San Mateo 29–57 min · Mountain View 35–72 min · Pleasanton 25–40 min · Santa Clara 35–85 min · Richmond 22–46 min · Hayward 14–28 min

From Oakdale

San Jose 104–187 min

From Oakland

San Jose 37–84 min · Palo Alto 34–66 min · Fremont 25–54 min · Walnut Creek 16–36 min · San Mateo 32–55 min · Hayward 16–29 min · Mountain View 38–70 min · Pleasanton 28–41 min · Santa Clara 38–86 min · Richmond 12–36 min · Sacramento 73–128 min · SFO 25–49 min · SJC 36–82 min · OAK 13–25 min · San Francisco 17–39 min · Santa Rosa 52–88 min · Livermore 31–54 min · Redwood City 33–62 min · Milpitas 30–69 min · Cupertino 41–77 min · Gilroy 62–105 min · Newark 23–47 min · Morgan Hill 53–95 min · Rohnert Park 47–76 min · Campbell 39–84 min · Santa Cruz 62–108 min · Watsonville 85–132 min · Menlo Park 34–73 min · Sonoma 50–81 min · Saratoga 44–89 min · Los Gatos 43–87 min

From Oakley

San Jose 78–113 min

From Orinda

San Jose 50–86 min

From Pacifica

San Jose 45–110 min · San Francisco 14–29 min

From Palo Alto

San Francisco 30–54 min · Oakland 34–57 min · San Jose 17–51 min · Berkeley 41–68 min · Walnut Creek 47–93 min · San Mateo 16–28 min · Hayward 25–48 min · Mountain View 10–24 min · Pleasanton 34–76 min · Santa Clara 16–44 min · Richmond 45–88 min · SFO 20–31 min · OAK 33–58 min · SJC 17–48 min · Fremont 23–47 min · Stockton 87–168 min · Modesto 102–216 min

From Patterson

San Jose 80–127 min

From Pittsburg

San Jose 60–119 min

From Pleasanton

San Francisco 40–70 min · Oakland 27–58 min · San Jose 28–55 min · Palo Alto 32–69 min · Berkeley 34–54 min · Fremont 18–43 min · Walnut Creek 22–35 min · San Mateo 38–85 min · Hayward 17–31 min · Mountain View 30–63 min · Santa Clara 29–66 min · Richmond 38–72 min · SFO 42–89 min · OAK 25–53 min · SJC 26–62 min · Sacramento 88–147 min · Stockton 49–105 min · Elk Grove 82–106 min

From Prunedale

San Jose 48–76 min

From Redwood City

San Jose 22–57 min · San Francisco 24–46 min · Oakland 34–57 min · Stockton 80–147 min · Fremont 20–46 min · Modesto 95–194 min · Hayward 21–37 min · Sunnyvale 16–34 min

From Richmond

San Francisco 19–56 min · Oakland 13–41 min · San Jose 47–113 min · Palo Alto 44–98 min · Berkeley 11–40 min · Fremont 35–85 min · Walnut Creek 24–55 min · San Mateo 33–78 min · Hayward 28–75 min · Mountain View 49–102 min · Pleasanton 39–85 min · Santa Clara 49–118 min · SFO 29–70 min · OAK 22–55 min · SJC 46–113 min · Santa Rosa 44–62 min · Vallejo 19–36 min

From Ripon

San Jose 76–121 min

From Riverbank

San Jose 95–163 min · Sacramento 90–102 min

From Rohnert Park

San Francisco 45–76 min · Sacramento 94–127 min · Oakland 47–105 min

From SFO

OAK 35–61 min · SJC 32–68 min · San Francisco 13–28 min · Oakland 23–43 min · San Jose 33–73 min · Palo Alto 20–38 min · Berkeley 25–54 min · Fremont 34–66 min · Walnut Creek 34–64 min · Mountain View 25–45 min · Pleasanton 43–74 min · Santa Clara 31–65 min · Richmond 28–59 min · Hayward 27–49 min

From SJC

SFO 31–54 min · OAK 35–67 min · San Francisco 41–76 min · Oakland 37–69 min · Palo Alto 16–36 min · Berkeley 44–78 min · Fremont 19–40 min · Walnut Creek 44–78 min · San Mateo 26–47 min · Hayward 27–58 min · Mountain View 15–32 min · Pleasanton 28–51 min · Richmond 48–97 min

From Sacramento

Santa Rosa 96–160 min · Livermore 81–111 min · Pleasanton 89–123 min · Novato 73–113 min · Rohnert Park 94–138 min · Lafayette 66–96 min · Hercules 57–86 min · Galt 24–45 min · Vineyard 25–46 min · Riverbank 89–103 min

From San Francisco

San Jose 43–85 min · Palo Alto 30–56 min · Berkeley 18–42 min · Fremont 36–68 min · Walnut Creek 26–51 min · San Mateo 18–29 min · Hayward 31–60 min · Mountain View 35–63 min · Pleasanton 40–68 min · Santa Clara 41–76 min · Richmond 20–45 min · Sacramento 80–137 min · SFO 14–21 min · OAK 24–40 min · SJC 43–81 min · Oakland 16–25 min · Concord 30–60 min · Vallejo 30–69 min · Fairfield 43–88 min · Antioch 48–91 min · Daly City 8–11 min · Vacaville 50–94 min · Livermore 39–68 min · Redwood City 23–35 min · Milpitas 40–81 min · Cupertino 42–75 min · Santa Rosa 50–86 min · Novato 27–55 min · Newark 35–55 min · Rohnert Park 44–74 min · Campbell 48–92 min · Pacifica 14–22 min · Morgan Hill 61–114 min · Foster City 20–32 min · Menlo Park 29–48 min · Saratoga 42–80 min · Los Gatos 46–92 min · Windsor 58–94 min · Santa Cruz 66–111 min · Watsonville 81–147 min · Live Oak 67–113 min · Alum Rock 46–90 min

From San Jose

San Francisco 43–78 min · Oakland 37–70 min · Palo Alto 18–39 min · Berkeley 43–78 min · Fremont 18–40 min · Walnut Creek 46–76 min · San Mateo 28–49 min · Hayward 26–58 min · Mountain View 16–34 min · Pleasanton 30–49 min · Richmond 48–98 min · SFO 32–57 min · OAK 35–68 min · Concord 48–87 min · Vallejo 60–98 min · Fairfield 69–116 min · Antioch 74–141 min · Daly City 45–74 min · San Leandro 31–64 min · Livermore 34–60 min · Tracy 54–117 min · Redwood City 21–42 min · Napa 77–118 min · Stockton 79–159 min · Milpitas 9–22 min · San Ramon 34–58 min · Manteca 73–154 min · Pittsburg 58–104 min · Lodi 96–184 min · Cupertino 10–29 min · San Rafael 58–119 min · Brentwood 70–145 min · Dublin 28–52 min · Novato 67–129 min · Newark 19–42 min · Danville 36–62 min · Oakley 77–119 min · Pacifica 44–81 min · Martinez 53–90 min · Bayview-Hunters Point 39–67 min · Foster City 26–47 min · Menlo Park 21–46 min · Saratoga 16–35 min · Los Gatos 12–22 min · Morgan Hill 22–46 min · Lafayette 45–79 min · Hercules 60–97 min · Bay Point 54–99 min · Patterson 80–160 min · Lathrop 70–150 min · Modesto 93–205 min · Gilroy 30–57 min · American Canyon 68–110 min · Orinda 41–80 min · Moraga 51–92 min · Santa Cruz 32–51 min · Watsonville 53–86 min · Ceres 97–210 min · Los Banos 89–127 min · Riverbank 96–196 min · Oakdale 104–224 min · Live Oak 33–51 min · Ripon 78–157 min · Turlock 106–222 min · Prunedale 47–85 min

From San Leandro

San Jose 31–76 min · Fremont 18–48 min · Santa Rosa 61–101 min · Sunnyvale 32–69 min

From San Mateo

San Francisco 18–37 min · Oakland 33–57 min · San Jose 28–66 min · Palo Alto 16–33 min · Berkeley 30–60 min · Fremont 31–65 min · Walnut Creek 46–89 min · Mountain View 20–40 min · Santa Clara 26–57 min · Richmond 33–66 min · SJC 28–62 min · OAK 31–60 min · Hayward 24–44 min · Pleasanton 40–69 min · Stockton 76–139 min · Santa Rosa 73–114 min · Concord 45–81 min

From San Rafael

San Jose 56–133 min · Fremont 43–105 min

From San Ramon

San Jose 36–69 min · Fremont 26–48 min · Santa Rosa 79–125 min · Elk Grove 88–111 min

From Santa Clara

San Francisco 41–75 min · Oakland 40–74 min · Palo Alto 17–37 min · Berkeley 46–84 min · Fremont 22–47 min · Walnut Creek 47–85 min · San Mateo 26–47 min · Hayward 30–64 min · Pleasanton 31–58 min · Richmond 51–103 min · SFO 31–53 min · OAK 38–74 min · Mountain View 16–35 min · Stockton 80–160 min · Modesto 95–205 min · Concord 50–95 min · Vallejo 62–104 min · Fairfield 71–120 min · Antioch 75–161 min · Daly City 44–67 min

From Santa Cruz

San Jose 32–51 min · San Francisco 66–107 min · Oakland 64–106 min · Fremont 44–72 min

From Santa Rosa

San Francisco 50–81 min · Sacramento 96–179 min · Oakland 52–112 min · Hayward 65–141 min · Concord 72–110 min · Vallejo 49–58 min · Berkeley 49–105 min · Fairfield 64–101 min · Antioch 82–116 min · Richmond 43–83 min · Daly City 55–89 min · San Mateo 73–147 min · Vacaville 69–87 min · San Leandro 61–134 min · Napa 53–66 min · San Ramon 83–114 min · Union City 73–144 min

From Saratoga

San Jose 14–36 min · San Francisco 42–74 min · Oakland 52–84 min

From South San Francisco

Stockton 83–148 min

From Stockton

San Jose 80–127 min · Fremont 73–124 min · Hayward 59–90 min · Sunnyvale 81–133 min · Santa Clara 80–131 min · San Mateo 79–121 min · Redwood City 84–131 min · Pleasanton 53–83 min · Milpitas 71–109 min · South San Francisco 86–131 min · Palo Alto 87–142 min · Cupertino 84–140 min · Newark 81–145 min · Danville 55–83 min · Morgan Hill 95–154 min

From Sunnyvale

Stockton 83–165 min · Modesto 97–210 min · Concord 51–109 min · Vallejo 64–116 min · Fairfield 72–131 min · Antioch 77–161 min · Daly City 39–58 min · Vacaville 78–138 min · San Leandro 32–59 min · Livermore 37–81 min · Tracy 57–119 min · Redwood City 17–29 min

From Tracy

San Jose 56–104 min · Fremont 52–100 min · Hayward 38–71 min · Sunnyvale 57–102 min

From Turlock

San Jose 106–184 min

From Union City

Santa Rosa 74–117 min

From Vacaville

San Francisco 48–86 min · Fremont 67–103 min · Santa Rosa 67–95 min · Sunnyvale 77–123 min

From Vallejo

San Jose 64–107 min · San Francisco 28–64 min · Fremont 56–90 min · Santa Rosa 52–76 min · Hayward 37–84 min · Sunnyvale 66–110 min · Santa Clara 66–110 min · Fairfield 19–32 min · Antioch 31–44 min · Richmond 17–26 min · Daly City 33–70 min

From Vineyard

Sacramento 24–39 min

From Walnut Creek

San Francisco 25–52 min · Oakland 15–23 min · San Jose 44–74 min · Palo Alto 47–92 min · Berkeley 19–29 min · Fremont 33–58 min · San Mateo 39–73 min · Mountain View 46–81 min · Pleasanton 22–34 min · Santa Clara 45–82 min · Richmond 23–50 min · SFO 34–63 min · OAK 27–48 min · SJC 42–79 min · Hayward 29–49 min

From Watsonville

San Jose 46–78 min · Oakland 79–124 min

From Windsor

San Francisco 58–89 min