Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Dublin

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-580 West, usually 33 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Berkeley to Dublin 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	27	29	35	45	41	35	34	33	33	33	35	34	34	30	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	56	49	37	34	32	32	32	36	35	37	34	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	34	50	43	37	34	32	33	33	35	36	37	34	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	33	56	50	36	33	33	34	34	39	37	39	34	30	28	28
Fri	27	29	31	41	38	32	34	34	35	35	38	35	35	35	32	30	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	32	34	34	33	35	36	36	36	34	32	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Berkeley to Dublin (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Dublin 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 Berkeley to Dublin?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Dublin?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Dublin?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	35	45	41	35	34	33	33	33	35	34	34	30	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	56	49	37	34	32	32	32	36	35	37	34	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	34	50	43	37	34	32	33	33	35	36	37	34	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	33	56	50	36	33	33	34	34	39	37	39	34	30	28	28
Fri	27	29	31	41	38	32	34	34	35	35	38	35	35	35	32	30	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	32	34	34	33	35	36	36	36	34	32	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	35	45	41	35	34	33	33	33	35	34	34	30	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	56	49	37	34	32	32	32	36	35	37	34	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	34	50	43	37	34	32	33	33	35	36	37	34	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	33	56	50	36	33	33	34	34	39	37	39	34	30	28	28
Fri	27	29	31	41	38	32	34	34	35	35	38	35	35	35	32	30	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	32	34	34	33	35	36	36	36	34	32	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	35	45	41	35	34	33	33	33	35	34	34	30	29	28	28
Tue	27	30	35	56	49	37	34	32	32	32	36	35	37	34	30	29	28
Wed	27	29	34	50	43	37	34	32	33	33	35	36	37	34	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	33	56	50	36	33	33	34	34	39	37	39	34	30	28	28
Fri	27	29	31	41	38	32	34	34	35	35	38	35	35	35	32	30	28
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	30	32	34	34	33	35	36	36	36	34	32	29
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	29