Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Pacifica

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-80 West and I-280 South, usually 37 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 Pacifica 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	25	30	36	41	40	34	33	31	31	31	34	33	36	33	28	26	26
Tue	26	30	40	50	43	38	36	32	30	30	34	35	41	42	29	27	26
Wed	26	29	39	44	42	38	38	34	30	30	33	36	46	45	30	27	26
Thu	26	30	38	46	42	37	37	34	32	32	39	41	61	50	32	27	26
Fri	26	28	33	35	36	31	31	31	34	34	38	38	45	43	35	30	27
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	43	43	42	43	41	43	44	37	32	29
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	32	37	41	45	44	43	41	39	37	33	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Berkeley to Pacifica (via I-80 West and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (45 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 25 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Pacifica?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	36	41	40	34	33	31	31	31	34	33	36	33	28	26	26
Tue	26	30	40	50	43	38	36	32	30	30	34	35	41	42	29	27	26
Wed	26	29	39	44	42	38	38	34	30	30	33	36	46	45	30	27	26
Thu	26	30	38	46	42	37	37	34	32	32	39	41	61	50	32	27	26
Fri	26	28	33	35	36	31	31	31	34	34	38	38	45	43	35	30	27
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	43	43	42	43	41	43	44	37	32	29
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	32	37	41	45	44	43	41	39	37	33	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	36	41	40	34	33	31	31	31	34	33	36	33	28	26	26
Tue	26	30	40	50	43	38	36	32	30	30	34	35	41	42	29	27	26
Wed	26	29	39	44	42	38	38	34	30	30	33	36	46	45	30	27	26
Thu	26	30	38	46	42	37	37	34	32	32	39	41	61	50	32	27	26
Fri	26	28	33	35	36	31	31	31	34	34	38	38	45	43	35	30	27
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	43	43	42	43	41	43	44	37	32	29
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	32	37	41	45	44	43	41	39	37	33	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	30	36	41	40	34	33	31	31	31	34	33	36	33	28	26	26
Tue	26	30	40	50	43	38	36	32	30	30	34	35	41	42	29	27	26
Wed	26	29	39	44	42	38	38	34	30	30	33	36	46	45	30	27	26
Thu	26	30	38	46	42	37	37	34	32	32	39	41	61	50	32	27	26
Fri	26	28	33	35	36	31	31	31	34	34	38	38	45	43	35	30	27
Sat	26	26	26	26	27	30	35	43	43	42	43	41	43	44	37	32	29
Sun	26	26	26	26	26	27	32	37	41	45	44	43	41	39	37	33	27