Best Time to Drive from Dixon to Oakland

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-80 West, usually 67 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Dixon 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	54	67	78	75	66	64	65	64	64	64	64	61	60	57	56	55	55
Tue	54	67	82	82	69	65	63	62	62	62	63	61	62	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	66	79	77	66	64	64	63	63	62	64	62	63	58	56	55	55
Thu	54	67	82	79	67	65	63	63	63	65	67	64	62	59	57	56	55
Fri	54	61	67	67	63	63	64	65	66	68	67	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	66	69	67	68	68	67	66	62	60	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	60	64	68	70	72	71	70	70	69	66	60	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Dixon to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 54 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 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dixon 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 Dixon to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dixon to Oakland?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oakland to Dixon (return trip) · Dixon to San Francisco · Dixon to Sacramento · Dixon to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	78	75	66	64	65	64	64	64	64	61	60	57	56	55	55
Tue	54	67	82	82	69	65	63	62	62	62	63	61	62	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	66	79	77	66	64	64	63	63	62	64	62	63	58	56	55	55
Thu	54	67	82	79	67	65	63	63	63	65	67	64	62	59	57	56	55
Fri	54	61	67	67	63	63	64	65	66	68	67	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	66	69	67	68	68	67	66	62	60	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	60	64	68	70	72	71	70	70	69	66	60	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	78	75	66	64	65	64	64	64	64	61	60	57	56	55	55
Tue	54	67	82	82	69	65	63	62	62	62	63	61	62	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	66	79	77	66	64	64	63	63	62	64	62	63	58	56	55	55
Thu	54	67	82	79	67	65	63	63	63	65	67	64	62	59	57	56	55
Fri	54	61	67	67	63	63	64	65	66	68	67	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	66	69	67	68	68	67	66	62	60	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	60	64	68	70	72	71	70	70	69	66	60	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	67	78	75	66	64	65	64	64	64	64	61	60	57	56	55	55
Tue	54	67	82	82	69	65	63	62	62	62	63	61	62	58	56	55	55
Wed	54	66	79	77	66	64	64	63	63	62	64	62	63	58	56	55	55
Thu	54	67	82	79	67	65	63	63	63	65	67	64	62	59	57	56	55
Fri	54	61	67	67	63	63	64	65	66	68	67	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	66	69	67	68	68	67	66	62	60	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	60	64	68	70	72	71	70	70	69	66	60	55