Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Newark

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-880 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Newark 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	30	39	56	60	55	45	43	42	42	44	49	49	52	42	34	32	32
Tue	30	42	58	70	57	47	44	41	40	42	49	53	57	48	36	33	32
Wed	30	40	60	64	55	46	43	42	41	44	48	55	60	50	36	32	31
Thu	30	40	58	67	57	47	45	43	45	46	57	61	64	51	38	32	31
Fri	31	36	43	47	47	40	43	44	48	50	56	57	55	50	42	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	37	43	46	48	48	52	55	56	52	45	39	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	41	44	48	48	49	50	50	49	46	43	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Berkeley to Newark (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Newark 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 Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Newark?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (26 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	30	39	56	60	55	45	43	42	42	44	49	49	52	42	34	32	32
Tue	30	42	58	70	57	47	44	41	40	42	49	53	57	48	36	33	32
Wed	30	40	60	64	55	46	43	42	41	44	48	55	60	50	36	32	31
Thu	30	40	58	67	57	47	45	43	45	46	57	61	64	51	38	32	31
Fri	31	36	43	47	47	40	43	44	48	50	56	57	55	50	42	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	37	43	46	48	48	52	55	56	52	45	39	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	41	44	48	48	49	50	50	49	46	43	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	56	60	55	45	43	42	42	44	49	49	52	42	34	32	32
Tue	30	42	58	70	57	47	44	41	40	42	49	53	57	48	36	33	32
Wed	30	40	60	64	55	46	43	42	41	44	48	55	60	50	36	32	31
Thu	30	40	58	67	57	47	45	43	45	46	57	61	64	51	38	32	31
Fri	31	36	43	47	47	40	43	44	48	50	56	57	55	50	42	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	37	43	46	48	48	52	55	56	52	45	39	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	41	44	48	48	49	50	50	49	46	43	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	39	56	60	55	45	43	42	42	44	49	49	52	42	34	32	32
Tue	30	42	58	70	57	47	44	41	40	42	49	53	57	48	36	33	32
Wed	30	40	60	64	55	46	43	42	41	44	48	55	60	50	36	32	31
Thu	30	40	58	67	57	47	45	43	45	46	57	61	64	51	38	32	31
Fri	31	36	43	47	47	40	43	44	48	50	56	57	55	50	42	36	32
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	37	43	46	48	48	52	55	56	52	45	39	34
Sun	31	31	31	31	32	33	41	44	48	48	49	50	50	49	46	43	33