Best Time to Drive from Galt to Oakland

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 107 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-12 West and SR-24 West, usually 107 at this time.

Only 38% 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	110	128	129	119	118	120	128	121	123	117	112	108	107	105	105	102	102
Tue	112	135	137	125	122	124	122	127	123	118	113	107	107	104	104	101	102
Wed	111	138	135	120	120	127	120	120	120	118	114	111	105	104	103	101	101
Thu	111	140	137	121	118	123	124	122	119	116	114	110	107	106	103	101	103
Fri	105	121	125	116	115	117	116	126	119	118	117	115	114	113	110	101	102
Sat	103	103	105	104	105	108	109	107	113	109	109	114	105	110	105	101	101
Sun	101	102	105	105	106	106	110	113	110	107	117	107	109	109	108	103	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 101 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (117 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 70 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 before 5:30 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 101 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Galt to Oakland?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 147 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)

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More drives

Oakland to Galt (return trip) · Galt to San Francisco · Galt to Sacramento · Galt to Stockton · Galt to Fremont · Galt to Elk Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	128	129	119	118	120	128	121	123	117	112	108	107	105	105	102	102
Tue	112	135	137	125	122	124	122	127	123	118	113	107	107	104	104	101	102
Wed	111	138	135	120	120	127	120	120	120	118	114	111	105	104	103	101	101
Thu	111	140	137	121	118	123	124	122	119	116	114	110	107	106	103	101	103
Fri	105	121	125	116	115	117	116	126	119	118	117	115	114	113	110	101	102
Sat	103	103	105	104	105	108	109	107	113	109	109	114	105	110	105	101	101
Sun	101	102	105	105	106	106	110	113	110	107	117	107	109	109	108	103	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	128	129	119	118	120	128	121	123	117	112	108	107	105	105	102	102
Tue	112	135	137	125	122	124	122	127	123	118	113	107	107	104	104	101	102
Wed	111	138	135	120	120	127	120	120	120	118	114	111	105	104	103	101	101
Thu	111	140	137	121	118	123	124	122	119	116	114	110	107	106	103	101	103
Fri	105	121	125	116	115	117	116	126	119	118	117	115	114	113	110	101	102
Sat	103	103	105	104	105	108	109	107	113	109	109	114	105	110	105	101	101
Sun	101	102	105	105	106	106	110	113	110	107	117	107	109	109	108	103	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	128	129	119	118	120	128	121	123	117	112	108	107	105	105	102	102
Tue	112	135	137	125	122	124	122	127	123	118	113	107	107	104	104	101	102
Wed	111	138	135	120	120	127	120	120	120	118	114	111	105	104	103	101	101
Thu	111	140	137	121	118	123	124	122	119	116	114	110	107	106	103	101	103
Fri	105	121	125	116	115	117	116	126	119	118	117	115	114	113	110	101	102
Sat	103	103	105	104	105	108	109	107	113	109	109	114	105	110	105	101	101
Sun	101	102	105	105	106	106	110	113	110	107	117	107	109	109	108	103	100