Best Time to Drive from Davis to Walnut Creek

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Davis to Walnut Creek 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	50	58	63	61	58	59	60	59	58	57	55	53	53	51	51	51	51
Tue	50	57	64	63	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	51	51	51
Wed	50	57	62	61	59	60	59	57	57	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	51
Thu	50	57	62	61	59	59	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50
Fri	50	55	58	57	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	60	57	53	51	51	50
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	56	62	64	63	61	60	59	55	53	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	58	63	67	67	67	66	64	61	58	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Davis to Walnut Creek (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (68 minutes).

About 55 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 central Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Davis to Walnut Creek?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	63	61	58	59	60	59	58	57	55	53	53	51	51	51	51
Tue	50	57	64	63	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	51	51	51
Wed	50	57	62	61	59	60	59	57	57	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	51
Thu	50	57	62	61	59	59	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50
Fri	50	55	58	57	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	60	57	53	51	51	50
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	56	62	64	63	61	60	59	55	53	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	58	63	67	67	67	66	64	61	58	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	63	61	58	59	60	59	58	57	55	53	53	51	51	51	51
Tue	50	57	64	63	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	51	51	51
Wed	50	57	62	61	59	60	59	57	57	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	51
Thu	50	57	62	61	59	59	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50
Fri	50	55	58	57	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	60	57	53	51	51	50
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	56	62	64	63	61	60	59	55	53	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	58	63	67	67	67	66	64	61	58	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	63	61	58	59	60	59	58	57	55	53	53	51	51	51	51
Tue	50	57	64	63	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	51	51	51
Wed	50	57	62	61	59	60	59	57	57	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	51
Thu	50	57	62	61	59	59	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	51	51	51	50
Fri	50	55	58	57	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	60	57	53	51	51	50
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	56	62	64	63	61	60	59	55	53	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	58	63	67	67	67	66	64	61	58	55	51