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: Berkeley · Fremont · Hayward · Mountain View · Oakland · Palo Alto · Pleasanton · Richmond · San Francisco · San Jose · San Mateo · Santa Clara · Walnut Creek

From Berkeley

San Francisco 16–26 min · San Jose 42–79 min · Palo Alto 38–61 min · Fremont 30–55 min · Walnut Creek 17–33 min · San Mateo 30–44 min · Mountain View 43–67 min · Pleasanton 34–40 min · Santa Clara 43–78 min

From Fremont

San Francisco 36–55 min · Oakland 24–39 min · San Jose 18–28 min · Palo Alto 20–24 min · Berkeley 30–46 min · Walnut Creek 33–51 min · San Mateo 27–39 min · Hayward 13–24 min · Mountain View 20–31 min · Santa Clara 19–28 min · Richmond 35–57 min

From Hayward

San Francisco 27–42 min · Oakland 15–28 min · San Jose 25–54 min · Palo Alto 22–37 min · Berkeley 22–30 min · Fremont 13–31 min · Mountain View 26–42 min · Pleasanton 17–18 min · Santa Clara 26–54 min · Richmond 26–43 min

From Mountain View

San Francisco 36–53 min · Oakland 38–56 min · San Jose 14–31 min · Berkeley 44–62 min · Fremont 22–42 min · Walnut Creek 47–80 min · San Mateo 20–30 min · Hayward 27–42 min · Pleasanton 31–52 min · Richmond 49–75 min

From Oakland

San Jose 36–73 min · Palo Alto 32–55 min · Fremont 24–49 min · Walnut Creek 15–32 min · San Mateo 30–46 min · Hayward 15–24 min · Mountain View 37–61 min · Pleasanton 28–37 min · Santa Clara 37–73 min · Richmond 12–22 min · Sacramento 75–110 min

From Palo Alto

San Francisco 30–43 min · Oakland 33–48 min · San Jose 17–40 min · Berkeley 39–55 min · Walnut Creek 45–76 min · San Mateo 15–21 min · Hayward 22–34 min · Mountain View 9–14 min · Pleasanton 33–62 min · Santa Clara 15–32 min · Richmond 43–66 min

From Pleasanton

San Francisco 40–57 min · Oakland 27–43 min · San Jose 27–36 min · Palo Alto 32–46 min · Berkeley 33–44 min · Fremont 16–23 min · Walnut Creek 21–33 min · San Mateo 36–45 min · Hayward 17–20 min · Mountain View 29–40 min · Santa Clara 27–37 min · Richmond 38–58 min

From Richmond

San Francisco 18–32 min · Oakland 12–23 min · San Jose 47–91 min · Palo Alto 43–73 min · Berkeley 10–17 min · Fremont 35–66 min · Walnut Creek 23–45 min · San Mateo 33–52 min · Hayward 26–42 min · Mountain View 48–79 min · Pleasanton 39–55 min · Santa Clara 48–91 min

From San Francisco

San Jose 44–76 min · Palo Alto 30–45 min · Berkeley 16–26 min · Fremont 35–61 min · Walnut Creek 24–43 min · San Mateo 18–23 min · Hayward 28–34 min · Mountain View 35–51 min · Pleasanton 40–46 min · Santa Clara 41–68 min · Richmond 19–30 min · Sacramento 81–115 min

From San Jose

San Francisco 43–65 min · Oakland 37–60 min · Palo Alto 17–30 min · Berkeley 43–66 min · Fremont 18–28 min · Walnut Creek 45–69 min · San Mateo 28–43 min · Hayward 26–47 min · Mountain View 15–25 min · Pleasanton 28–40 min · Richmond 48–80 min

From San Mateo

San Francisco 18–26 min · Oakland 31–44 min · San Jose 28–55 min · Palo Alto 15–25 min · Berkeley 29–44 min · Fremont 27–45 min · Walnut Creek 43–68 min · Mountain View 20–31 min · Santa Clara 26–47 min · Richmond 33–49 min

From Santa Clara

San Francisco 41–59 min · Oakland 38–60 min · Palo Alto 16–24 min · Berkeley 44–66 min · Fremont 20–29 min · Walnut Creek 45–68 min · San Mateo 26–37 min · Hayward 28–47 min · Pleasanton 29–40 min · Richmond 49–80 min

From Walnut Creek

San Francisco 24–33 min · Oakland 15–21 min · San Jose 44–57 min · Palo Alto 45–69 min · Berkeley 17–22 min · Fremont 32–43 min · San Mateo 39–52 min · Mountain View 46–61 min · Pleasanton 22–25 min · Santa Clara 44–58 min · Richmond 23–34 min