Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Livermore

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-580 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Livermore 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	36	42	50	61	57	49	48	47	46	45	48	45	47	42	40	39	37
Tue	35	42	49	75	65	52	46	43	43	43	47	47	50	45	40	39	37
Wed	36	41	48	68	60	50	46	44	45	44	46	48	50	46	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	46	73	63	51	46	44	46	46	52	51	53	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	40	43	57	49	43	46	45	47	47	52	51	49	46	43	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	42	45	48	48	48	50	51	52	50	47	44	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	41	46	47	51	51	52	52	52	51	50	46	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Berkeley to Livermore (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 35 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Livermore?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (32 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	36	42	50	61	57	49	48	47	46	45	48	45	47	42	40	39	37
Tue	35	42	49	75	65	52	46	43	43	43	47	47	50	45	40	39	37
Wed	36	41	48	68	60	50	46	44	45	44	46	48	50	46	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	46	73	63	51	46	44	46	46	52	51	53	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	40	43	57	49	43	46	45	47	47	52	51	49	46	43	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	42	45	48	48	48	50	51	52	50	47	44	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	41	46	47	51	51	52	52	52	51	50	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	50	61	57	49	48	47	46	45	48	45	47	42	40	39	37
Tue	35	42	49	75	65	52	46	43	43	43	47	47	50	45	40	39	37
Wed	36	41	48	68	60	50	46	44	45	44	46	48	50	46	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	46	73	63	51	46	44	46	46	52	51	53	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	40	43	57	49	43	46	45	47	47	52	51	49	46	43	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	42	45	48	48	48	50	51	52	50	47	44	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	41	46	47	51	51	52	52	52	51	50	46	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	42	50	61	57	49	48	47	46	45	48	45	47	42	40	39	37
Tue	35	42	49	75	65	52	46	43	43	43	47	47	50	45	40	39	37
Wed	36	41	48	68	60	50	46	44	45	44	46	48	50	46	39	38	37
Thu	36	41	46	73	63	51	46	44	46	46	52	51	53	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	40	43	57	49	43	46	45	47	47	52	51	49	46	43	39	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	42	45	48	48	48	50	51	52	50	47	44	38
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	41	46	47	51	51	52	52	52	51	50	46	37