Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Foster City to Oakland
Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-880 North and SR-92 East, usually 30 at this time.
Only 52% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 26 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Tue | 26 | 26 | 29 | 41 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Wed | 26 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Thu | 26 | 27 | 28 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
| Fri | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Sat | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sun | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Foster City to Oakland (via I-880 North and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (30 minutes).
About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Foster City 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 Foster City to Oakland?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Foster City to Oakland?
The 28-mile drive usually takes 25 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Foster City to Oakland?
Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-880 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (11 miles)
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More drives
Oakland to Foster City (return trip) · Foster City to San Jose · Foster City to San Francisco