Best Time to Drive from Campbell to Richmond

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 64 minutes via I-880 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Richmond 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	51	54	58	64	64	60	60	60	61	69	83	88	87	73	60	54	52
Tue	51	54	58	67	67	60	59	59	61	70	88	104	101	84	69	57	52
Wed	51	54	58	67	67	61	60	60	62	72	88	107	101	85	69	58	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	67	60	59	59	61	71	92	108	104	85	69	58	52
Fri	51	54	57	59	60	59	60	61	66	81	94	103	92	77	65	57	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	60	62	64	66	68	68	65	62	59	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	60	62	61	62	60	60	58	57	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Campbell to Richmond (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	58	64	64	60	60	60	61	69	83	88	87	73	60	54	52
Tue	51	54	58	67	67	60	59	59	61	70	88	104	101	84	69	57	52
Wed	51	54	58	67	67	61	60	60	62	72	88	107	101	85	69	58	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	67	60	59	59	61	71	92	108	104	85	69	58	52
Fri	51	54	57	59	60	59	60	61	66	81	94	103	92	77	65	57	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	60	62	64	66	68	68	65	62	59	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	60	62	61	62	60	60	58	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	58	64	64	60	60	60	61	69	83	88	87	73	60	54	52
Tue	51	54	58	67	67	60	59	59	61	70	88	104	101	84	69	57	52
Wed	51	54	58	67	67	61	60	60	62	72	88	107	101	85	69	58	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	67	60	59	59	61	71	92	108	104	85	69	58	52
Fri	51	54	57	59	60	59	60	61	66	81	94	103	92	77	65	57	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	60	62	64	66	68	68	65	62	59	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	60	62	61	62	60	60	58	57	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	58	64	64	60	60	60	61	69	83	88	87	73	60	54	52
Tue	51	54	58	67	67	60	59	59	61	70	88	104	101	84	69	57	52
Wed	51	54	58	67	67	61	60	60	62	72	88	107	101	85	69	58	52
Thu	51	54	59	67	67	60	59	59	61	71	92	108	104	85	69	58	52
Fri	51	54	57	59	60	59	60	61	66	81	94	103	92	77	65	57	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	60	62	64	66	68	68	65	62	59	56	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	60	62	61	62	60	60	58	57	52