Best Time to Drive from Campbell to Oakland

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-880 North.

Only 74% 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 Campbell to Oakland 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	41	43	48	59	54	49	49	48	50	53	63	64	64	58	48	43	41
Tue	41	43	48	65	59	50	47	47	49	53	63	73	76	70	57	46	41
Wed	41	43	48	64	59	50	49	48	50	56	64	74	76	70	58	47	42
Thu	41	43	49	68	60	49	47	48	49	54	68	76	77	71	58	47	41
Fri	41	43	46	53	49	47	48	49	52	59	68	70	67	62	52	46	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	47	49	49	51	53	52	52	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	46	48	46	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Campbell to Oakland (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell to downtown Oakland 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 Campbell to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Campbell to Oakland?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to Oakland?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (41 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oakland to Campbell (return trip) · Campbell to Lodi · Campbell to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	48	59	54	49	49	48	50	53	63	64	64	58	48	43	41
Tue	41	43	48	65	59	50	47	47	49	53	63	73	76	70	57	46	41
Wed	41	43	48	64	59	50	49	48	50	56	64	74	76	70	58	47	42
Thu	41	43	49	68	60	49	47	48	49	54	68	76	77	71	58	47	41
Fri	41	43	46	53	49	47	48	49	52	59	68	70	67	62	52	46	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	47	49	49	51	53	52	52	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	46	48	46	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	48	59	54	49	49	48	50	53	63	64	64	58	48	43	41
Tue	41	43	48	65	59	50	47	47	49	53	63	73	76	70	57	46	41
Wed	41	43	48	64	59	50	49	48	50	56	64	74	76	70	58	47	42
Thu	41	43	49	68	60	49	47	48	49	54	68	76	77	71	58	47	41
Fri	41	43	46	53	49	47	48	49	52	59	68	70	67	62	52	46	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	47	49	49	51	53	52	52	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	46	48	46	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	48	59	54	49	49	48	50	53	63	64	64	58	48	43	41
Tue	41	43	48	65	59	50	47	47	49	53	63	73	76	70	57	46	41
Wed	41	43	48	64	59	50	49	48	50	56	64	74	76	70	58	47	42
Thu	41	43	49	68	60	49	47	48	49	54	68	76	77	71	58	47	41
Fri	41	43	46	53	49	47	48	49	52	59	68	70	67	62	52	46	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	47	49	49	51	53	52	52	49	47	45	42
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	46	48	46	45	42