Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Berkeley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-580 East, usually 46 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Livermore to Berkeley 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	36	38	40	44	43	42	42	42	42	44	50	53	55	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	42	47	45	42	42	42	42	46	55	60	61	47	38	38	36
Wed	36	37	41	48	46	42	42	42	42	45	56	63	63	48	39	38	36
Thu	36	37	41	51	46	42	41	41	42	45	55	61	60	48	39	38	37
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	48	57	65	65	61	47	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	42	45	46	45	44	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	43	43	43	43	42	40	40	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Livermore to Berkeley (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Berkeley 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 Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Livermore to Berkeley?

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Berkeley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (34 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	40	44	43	42	42	42	42	44	50	53	55	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	42	47	45	42	42	42	42	46	55	60	61	47	38	38	36
Wed	36	37	41	48	46	42	42	42	42	45	56	63	63	48	39	38	36
Thu	36	37	41	51	46	42	41	41	42	45	55	61	60	48	39	38	37
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	48	57	65	65	61	47	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	42	45	46	45	44	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	43	43	43	43	42	40	40	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	40	44	43	42	42	42	42	44	50	53	55	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	42	47	45	42	42	42	42	46	55	60	61	47	38	38	36
Wed	36	37	41	48	46	42	42	42	42	45	56	63	63	48	39	38	36
Thu	36	37	41	51	46	42	41	41	42	45	55	61	60	48	39	38	37
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	48	57	65	65	61	47	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	42	45	46	45	44	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	43	43	43	43	42	40	40	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	40	44	43	42	42	42	42	44	50	53	55	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	42	47	45	42	42	42	42	46	55	60	61	47	38	38	36
Wed	36	37	41	48	46	42	42	42	42	45	56	63	63	48	39	38	36
Thu	36	37	41	51	46	42	41	41	42	45	55	61	60	48	39	38	37
Fri	36	37	40	42	42	42	43	44	48	57	65	65	61	47	40	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	41	43	42	45	46	45	44	40	39	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	41	43	43	43	43	42	40	40	39	36