Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Hercules to Oakland
Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-80 West, usually 27 at this time.
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 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Tue | 18 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Wed | 18 | 20 | 32 | 41 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Thu | 18 | 21 | 32 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Fri | 18 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Sat | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Sun | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Hercules to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).
About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hercules 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 Hercules to Oakland?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Hercules to Oakland?
The 20-mile drive usually takes 18 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Hercules to Oakland?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)
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More drives
Oakland to Hercules (return trip) · Hercules to San Jose · Hercules to San Francisco · Hercules to Sacramento