Best Time to Drive from Bay Point to San Francisco

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-80 West and SR-4 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 69% 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 Bay Point to San Francisco 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	38	53	66	67	59	54	50	47	47	45	47	45	47	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	54	75	81	67	57	51	44	43	45	47	46	55	48	41	40	39
Wed	37	53	71	72	63	54	51	46	45	44	46	48	59	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	53	72	78	65	56	52	49	47	47	51	58	70	51	41	40	38
Fri	38	47	56	57	51	45	45	45	47	47	50	50	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	43	56	60	60	57	57	57	58	54	47	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	46	50	57	57	57	54	55	51	46	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Bay Point to San Francisco (via I-80 West and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bay Point to downtown San Francisco 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 Bay Point to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Point to San Francisco?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 37 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Point to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (23 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (18 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Francisco to Bay Point (return trip) · Bay Point to San Jose

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	66	67	59	54	50	47	47	45	47	45	47	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	54	75	81	67	57	51	44	43	45	47	46	55	48	41	40	39
Wed	37	53	71	72	63	54	51	46	45	44	46	48	59	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	53	72	78	65	56	52	49	47	47	51	58	70	51	41	40	38
Fri	38	47	56	57	51	45	45	45	47	47	50	50	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	43	56	60	60	57	57	57	58	54	47	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	46	50	57	57	57	54	55	51	46	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	66	67	59	54	50	47	47	45	47	45	47	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	54	75	81	67	57	51	44	43	45	47	46	55	48	41	40	39
Wed	37	53	71	72	63	54	51	46	45	44	46	48	59	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	53	72	78	65	56	52	49	47	47	51	58	70	51	41	40	38
Fri	38	47	56	57	51	45	45	45	47	47	50	50	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	43	56	60	60	57	57	57	58	54	47	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	46	50	57	57	57	54	55	51	46	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	53	66	67	59	54	50	47	47	45	47	45	47	42	40	40	39
Tue	38	54	75	81	67	57	51	44	43	45	47	46	55	48	41	40	39
Wed	37	53	71	72	63	54	51	46	45	44	46	48	59	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	53	72	78	65	56	52	49	47	47	51	58	70	51	41	40	38
Fri	38	47	56	57	51	45	45	45	47	47	50	50	57	50	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	40	40	43	56	60	60	57	57	57	58	54	47	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	39	40	41	46	50	57	57	57	54	55	51	46	43	39