Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Oakley

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Oakley 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	46	47	50	51	54	50	50	50	51	51	59	60	62	56	49	47	47
Tue	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	50	52	63	68	72	63	52	48	46
Wed	46	47	50	52	54	50	50	50	50	51	61	69	74	64	52	48	46
Thu	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	51	53	66	72	74	63	53	48	46
Fri	46	46	48	50	52	49	50	51	53	56	70	74	70	60	53	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	45	45	46	46	49	50	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Berkeley to Oakley (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 46 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Oakley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	50	51	54	50	50	50	51	51	59	60	62	56	49	47	47
Tue	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	50	52	63	68	72	63	52	48	46
Wed	46	47	50	52	54	50	50	50	50	51	61	69	74	64	52	48	46
Thu	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	51	53	66	72	74	63	53	48	46
Fri	46	46	48	50	52	49	50	51	53	56	70	74	70	60	53	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	45	45	46	46	49	50	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	50	51	54	50	50	50	51	51	59	60	62	56	49	47	47
Tue	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	50	52	63	68	72	63	52	48	46
Wed	46	47	50	52	54	50	50	50	50	51	61	69	74	64	52	48	46
Thu	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	51	53	66	72	74	63	53	48	46
Fri	46	46	48	50	52	49	50	51	53	56	70	74	70	60	53	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	45	45	46	46	49	50	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	50	51	54	50	50	50	51	51	59	60	62	56	49	47	47
Tue	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	50	52	63	68	72	63	52	48	46
Wed	46	47	50	52	54	50	50	50	50	51	61	69	74	64	52	48	46
Thu	46	47	50	53	54	51	51	50	51	53	66	72	74	63	53	48	46
Fri	46	46	48	50	52	49	50	51	53	56	70	74	70	60	53	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	53	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	45	45	46	46	49	50	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	46