Best Time to Drive from Dublin to Richmond

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-580 East and I-80 East, usually 35 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Richmond 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	33	34	35	38	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	52	55	42	35	34	33
Tue	33	34	35	42	41	37	37	36	37	39	50	57	62	47	36	35	33
Wed	33	34	36	43	43	37	37	37	38	41	53	59	64	50	37	35	33
Thu	33	34	36	50	43	37	36	36	36	40	50	60	65	51	37	35	33
Fri	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	42	51	59	66	62	49	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	44	45	42	41	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	39	40	38	38	38	36	36	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Dublin to Richmond (via I-580 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dublin to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	38	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	52	55	42	35	34	33
Tue	33	34	35	42	41	37	37	36	37	39	50	57	62	47	36	35	33
Wed	33	34	36	43	43	37	37	37	38	41	53	59	64	50	37	35	33
Thu	33	34	36	50	43	37	36	36	36	40	50	60	65	51	37	35	33
Fri	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	42	51	59	66	62	49	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	44	45	42	41	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	39	40	38	38	38	36	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	38	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	52	55	42	35	34	33
Tue	33	34	35	42	41	37	37	36	37	39	50	57	62	47	36	35	33
Wed	33	34	36	43	43	37	37	37	38	41	53	59	64	50	37	35	33
Thu	33	34	36	50	43	37	36	36	36	40	50	60	65	51	37	35	33
Fri	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	42	51	59	66	62	49	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	44	45	42	41	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	39	40	38	38	38	36	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	38	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	52	55	42	35	34	33
Tue	33	34	35	42	41	37	37	36	37	39	50	57	62	47	36	35	33
Wed	33	34	36	43	43	37	37	37	38	41	53	59	64	50	37	35	33
Thu	33	34	36	50	43	37	36	36	36	40	50	60	65	51	37	35	33
Fri	33	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	42	51	59	66	62	49	39	35	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	39	40	44	45	42	41	36	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	39	40	38	38	38	36	36	36	33