Best Time to Drive from Galt to Oakland

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 114 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-12 West and SR-24 West, usually 106 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Galt 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	112	130	124	113	114	115	114	115	114	114	108	107	110	106	106	105	104
Tue	116	141	139	125	126	120	117	125	109	109	113	107	109	104	101	102	101
Wed	111	137	131	119	117	134	121	122	119	118	116	112	104	103	104	101	100
Thu	114	138	133	121	119	122	123	122	111	111	114	112	105	102	102	101	102
Fri	106	123	127	119	118	118	111	134	114	121	110	106	105	108	108	101	101
Sat	101	103	105	105	106	110	112	107	121	109	116	110	107	117	106	101	102
Sun	101	102	106	106	107	106	109	130	114	107	118	110	106	106	106	102	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Galt to Oakland (via SR-4 West and SR-12 West and SR-24 West) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (130 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (46 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Galt 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 Galt to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 100 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Galt to Oakland?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oakland to Galt (return trip) · Galt to San Francisco · Galt to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	130	124	113	114	115	114	115	114	114	108	107	110	106	106	105	104
Tue	116	141	139	125	126	120	117	125	109	109	113	107	109	104	101	102	101
Wed	111	137	131	119	117	134	121	122	119	118	116	112	104	103	104	101	100
Thu	114	138	133	121	119	122	123	122	111	111	114	112	105	102	102	101	102
Fri	106	123	127	119	118	118	111	134	114	121	110	106	105	108	108	101	101
Sat	101	103	105	105	106	110	112	107	121	109	116	110	107	117	106	101	102
Sun	101	102	106	106	107	106	109	130	114	107	118	110	106	106	106	102	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	130	124	113	114	115	114	115	114	114	108	107	110	106	106	105	104
Tue	116	141	139	125	126	120	117	125	109	109	113	107	109	104	101	102	101
Wed	111	137	131	119	117	134	121	122	119	118	116	112	104	103	104	101	100
Thu	114	138	133	121	119	122	123	122	111	111	114	112	105	102	102	101	102
Fri	106	123	127	119	118	118	111	134	114	121	110	106	105	108	108	101	101
Sat	101	103	105	105	106	110	112	107	121	109	116	110	107	117	106	101	102
Sun	101	102	106	106	107	106	109	130	114	107	118	110	106	106	106	102	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	130	124	113	114	115	114	115	114	114	108	107	110	106	106	105	104
Tue	116	141	139	125	126	120	117	125	109	109	113	107	109	104	101	102	101
Wed	111	137	131	119	117	134	121	122	119	118	116	112	104	103	104	101	100
Thu	114	138	133	121	119	122	123	122	111	111	114	112	105	102	102	101	102
Fri	106	123	127	119	118	118	111	134	114	121	110	106	105	108	108	101	101
Sat	101	103	105	105	106	110	112	107	121	109	116	110	107	117	106	101	102
Sun	101	102	106	106	107	106	109	130	114	107	118	110	106	106	106	102	100