Best Time to Drive from Davis to Oakland

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-80 West, usually 64 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Davis 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	61	76	84	80	73	73	73	72	71	72	69	68	65	63	62	61	61
Tue	61	76	98	91	77	71	69	68	68	69	69	68	67	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	74	88	85	74	73	72	70	70	70	71	70	68	63	62	62	61
Thu	61	75	92	89	76	73	70	71	70	74	72	72	68	64	62	62	60
Fri	61	69	74	74	70	73	72	73	73	76	74	74	70	66	63	62	61
Sat	61	61	63	62	65	71	82	84	80	79	78	77	74	69	67	65	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	67	73	82	86	83	82	82	81	76	71	66	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Davis to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Davis 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 Davis to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 60 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to Oakland?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Davis (return trip) · Davis to Sacramento · Davis to Roseville · Davis to Elk Grove · Davis to Folsom · Davis to SMF · Davis 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	61	76	84	80	73	73	73	72	71	72	69	68	65	63	62	61	61
Tue	61	76	98	91	77	71	69	68	68	69	69	68	67	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	74	88	85	74	73	72	70	70	70	71	70	68	63	62	62	61
Thu	61	75	92	89	76	73	70	71	70	74	72	72	68	64	62	62	60
Fri	61	69	74	74	70	73	72	73	73	76	74	74	70	66	63	62	61
Sat	61	61	63	62	65	71	82	84	80	79	78	77	74	69	67	65	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	67	73	82	86	83	82	82	81	76	71	66	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	76	84	80	73	73	73	72	71	72	69	68	65	63	62	61	61
Tue	61	76	98	91	77	71	69	68	68	69	69	68	67	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	74	88	85	74	73	72	70	70	70	71	70	68	63	62	62	61
Thu	61	75	92	89	76	73	70	71	70	74	72	72	68	64	62	62	60
Fri	61	69	74	74	70	73	72	73	73	76	74	74	70	66	63	62	61
Sat	61	61	63	62	65	71	82	84	80	79	78	77	74	69	67	65	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	67	73	82	86	83	82	82	81	76	71	66	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	76	84	80	73	73	73	72	71	72	69	68	65	63	62	61	61
Tue	61	76	98	91	77	71	69	68	68	69	69	68	67	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	74	88	85	74	73	72	70	70	70	71	70	68	63	62	62	61
Thu	61	75	92	89	76	73	70	71	70	74	72	72	68	64	62	62	60
Fri	61	69	74	74	70	73	72	73	73	76	74	74	70	66	63	62	61
Sat	61	61	63	62	65	71	82	84	80	79	78	77	74	69	67	65	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	63	67	73	82	86	83	82	82	81	76	71	66	61