Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Livermore

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-580 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Daly City to Livermore 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	51	56	71	63	53	52	51	51	50	51	51	52	52	50	49	47
Tue	46	50	58	80	71	57	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	52	50	49	48
Wed	46	50	58	80	68	58	52	51	52	51	51	52	55	52	50	49	48
Thu	46	51	57	83	70	57	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	46	50	52	66	56	53	53	53	51	51	53	54	54	54	50	48	47
Sat	46	47	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	48	49	51	51	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	52	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Daly City to Livermore (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Daly City to central Livermore 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 Daly City to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Daly City to Livermore?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Livermore?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Livermore to Daly City (return trip) · Daly City to San Jose · Daly City to San Francisco · Daly City to Oakland · Daly City to Stockton · Daly City to Fremont · Daly City to Santa Rosa · Daly City to Hayward · Daly City to Sunnyvale · Daly City to Concord · Daly City to Santa Clara · Daly City to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	51	56	71	63	53	52	51	51	50	51	51	52	52	50	49	47
Tue	46	50	58	80	71	57	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	52	50	49	48
Wed	46	50	58	80	68	58	52	51	52	51	51	52	55	52	50	49	48
Thu	46	51	57	83	70	57	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	46	50	52	66	56	53	53	53	51	51	53	54	54	54	50	48	47
Sat	46	47	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	48	49	51	51	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	51	56	71	63	53	52	51	51	50	51	51	52	52	50	49	47
Tue	46	50	58	80	71	57	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	52	50	49	48
Wed	46	50	58	80	68	58	52	51	52	51	51	52	55	52	50	49	48
Thu	46	51	57	83	70	57	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	46	50	52	66	56	53	53	53	51	51	53	54	54	54	50	48	47
Sat	46	47	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	48	49	51	51	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	51	56	71	63	53	52	51	51	50	51	51	52	52	50	49	47
Tue	46	50	58	80	71	57	52	51	50	50	50	52	54	52	50	49	48
Wed	46	50	58	80	68	58	52	51	52	51	51	52	55	52	50	49	48
Thu	46	51	57	83	70	57	51	51	51	51	52	53	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	46	50	52	66	56	53	53	53	51	51	53	54	54	54	50	48	47
Sat	46	47	49	49	50	51	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	48	49	51	51	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	52	47