Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Arden-Arcade

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-5 North and I-580 West, usually 92 at this time.

Only 26% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Livermore to Arden-Arcade (via I-5 North and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (130 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (10 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Arden-Arcade 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 Livermore to Arden-Arcade?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Livermore to Arden-Arcade?

The 96-mile drive usually takes 92 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Arden-Arcade?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (6 miles)

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