Best Time to Drive from Live Oak to San Francisco

Right now (12:23 am PST): about 69 minutes via US-101 North and SR-17 North.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Live Oak to San Francisco 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	70	77	93	99	89	80	81	79	76	79	82	84	87	81	75	71	69
Tue	68	75	95	108	96	85	77	76	73	78	81	88	90	83	76	70	70
Wed	67	73	94	104	92	82	77	75	74	76	80	86	89	81	76	71	69
Thu	69	77	99	107	93	84	80	76	77	79	81	88	94	82	76	71	70
Fri	68	72	82	83	78	77	77	75	75	77	80	83	86	80	75	72	68
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	76	78	79	78	78	78	80	82	82	79	77	70
Sun	68	68	70	70	72	75	78	79	80	78	79	80	80	79	76	75	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Live Oak to San Francisco (via US-101 North and SR-17 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Live Oak to downtown San Francisco 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 Live Oak to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Live Oak to San Francisco?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Live Oak to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-1 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

San Francisco to Live Oak (return trip) · Live Oak to San Jose · Live Oak to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	93	99	89	80	81	79	76	79	82	84	87	81	75	71	69
Tue	68	75	95	108	96	85	77	76	73	78	81	88	90	83	76	70	70
Wed	67	73	94	104	92	82	77	75	74	76	80	86	89	81	76	71	69
Thu	69	77	99	107	93	84	80	76	77	79	81	88	94	82	76	71	70
Fri	68	72	82	83	78	77	77	75	75	77	80	83	86	80	75	72	68
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	76	78	79	78	78	78	80	82	82	79	77	70
Sun	68	68	70	70	72	75	78	79	80	78	79	80	80	79	76	75	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	93	99	89	80	81	79	76	79	82	84	87	81	75	71	69
Tue	68	75	95	108	96	85	77	76	73	78	81	88	90	83	76	70	70
Wed	67	73	94	104	92	82	77	75	74	76	80	86	89	81	76	71	69
Thu	69	77	99	107	93	84	80	76	77	79	81	88	94	82	76	71	70
Fri	68	72	82	83	78	77	77	75	75	77	80	83	86	80	75	72	68
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	76	78	79	78	78	78	80	82	82	79	77	70
Sun	68	68	70	70	72	75	78	79	80	78	79	80	80	79	76	75	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	93	99	89	80	81	79	76	79	82	84	87	81	75	71	69
Tue	68	75	95	108	96	85	77	76	73	78	81	88	90	83	76	70	70
Wed	67	73	94	104	92	82	77	75	74	76	80	86	89	81	76	71	69
Thu	69	77	99	107	93	84	80	76	77	79	81	88	94	82	76	71	70
Fri	68	72	82	83	78	77	77	75	75	77	80	83	86	80	75	72	68
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	76	78	79	78	78	78	80	82	82	79	77	70
Sun	68	68	70	70	72	75	78	79	80	78	79	80	80	79	76	75	69