Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Davis

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-680 North and I-80 East, usually 77 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Livermore to Davis (via I-680 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Davis 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 Davis?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 74 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Davis?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (41 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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