Best Time to Drive from Davis to Berkeley

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-80 West, usually 57 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Davis to Berkeley 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	57	71	80	75	67	67	67	66	65	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	68	84	80	69	66	64	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	57
Wed	57	69	80	77	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	60	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	70	81	79	69	67	64	64	63	64	64	61	61	59	58	58	57
Fri	57	64	70	67	66	67	67	68	68	70	69	69	65	62	59	58	57
Sat	57	58	59	58	60	65	73	75	74	72	70	69	65	62	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	62	67	74	77	76	74	73	74	70	66	62	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Davis to Berkeley (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Davis to central Berkeley 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 Davis to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 57 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (12 miles)

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More drives

Berkeley to Davis (return trip) · Davis to Sacramento · Davis to Roseville · Davis to Elk Grove · Davis to Folsom · Davis to SMF · Davis to San Francisco · Davis to Oakland · Davis to Stockton · Davis to Santa Rosa · Davis to Hayward · Davis to Concord

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	80	75	67	67	67	66	65	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	68	84	80	69	66	64	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	57
Wed	57	69	80	77	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	60	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	70	81	79	69	67	64	64	63	64	64	61	61	59	58	58	57
Fri	57	64	70	67	66	67	67	68	68	70	69	69	65	62	59	58	57
Sat	57	58	59	58	60	65	73	75	74	72	70	69	65	62	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	62	67	74	77	76	74	73	74	70	66	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	80	75	67	67	67	66	65	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	68	84	80	69	66	64	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	57
Wed	57	69	80	77	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	60	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	70	81	79	69	67	64	64	63	64	64	61	61	59	58	58	57
Fri	57	64	70	67	66	67	67	68	68	70	69	69	65	62	59	58	57
Sat	57	58	59	58	60	65	73	75	74	72	70	69	65	62	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	62	67	74	77	76	74	73	74	70	66	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	80	75	67	67	67	66	65	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	68	84	80	69	66	64	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	57
Wed	57	69	80	77	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	60	59	58	58	57
Thu	57	70	81	79	69	67	64	64	63	64	64	61	61	59	58	58	57
Fri	57	64	70	67	66	67	67	68	68	70	69	69	65	62	59	58	57
Sat	57	58	59	58	60	65	73	75	74	72	70	69	65	62	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	59	62	67	74	77	76	74	73	74	70	66	62	57