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Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to OAK

Right now (11:47 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via I-880 South and I-980 West.

Only 33% 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.

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Berkeley to OAK (via I-880 South and I-980 West) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 33 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (25 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: OAK to Berkeley

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 13 to 20 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Berkeley to OAK by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2021242727242424222323262926222121
Tue2020232829252323212224293329212020
Wed2020222727232222222323273126222020
Thu2021222930242222232323273130222020
Fri2020212324222325232424283028222020
Sat2021232222232423232323242423222320
Sun2020202123232424242424252423232321

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 OAK?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 33 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 20 to 33 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to OAK?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 33 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-980 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

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