Best Time to Drive from Dublin to Berkeley

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-580 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Dublin 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	30	31	33	36	35	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	49	38	32	31	31
Tue	30	31	33	41	39	35	34	34	34	38	46	51	56	42	33	32	30
Wed	30	31	33	41	41	34	34	34	35	38	49	54	58	44	33	32	31
Thu	30	31	33	48	41	35	34	33	34	38	46	54	59	46	33	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	35	35	34	35	35	40	47	55	61	57	44	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	37	37	40	42	39	38	34	33	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Dublin to Berkeley (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dublin 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 Dublin to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 30 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to Berkeley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	35	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	49	38	32	31	31
Tue	30	31	33	41	39	35	34	34	34	38	46	51	56	42	33	32	30
Wed	30	31	33	41	41	34	34	34	35	38	49	54	58	44	33	32	31
Thu	30	31	33	48	41	35	34	33	34	38	46	54	59	46	33	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	35	35	34	35	35	40	47	55	61	57	44	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	37	37	40	42	39	38	34	33	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	35	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	49	38	32	31	31
Tue	30	31	33	41	39	35	34	34	34	38	46	51	56	42	33	32	30
Wed	30	31	33	41	41	34	34	34	35	38	49	54	58	44	33	32	31
Thu	30	31	33	48	41	35	34	33	34	38	46	54	59	46	33	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	35	35	34	35	35	40	47	55	61	57	44	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	37	37	40	42	39	38	34	33	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	35	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	49	38	32	31	31
Tue	30	31	33	41	39	35	34	34	34	38	46	51	56	42	33	32	30
Wed	30	31	33	41	41	34	34	34	35	38	49	54	58	44	33	32	31
Thu	30	31	33	48	41	35	34	33	34	38	46	54	59	46	33	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	35	35	34	35	35	40	47	55	61	57	44	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	37	37	40	42	39	38	34	33	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	30