Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Napa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-680 North, usually 62 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Livermore to Napa 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	59	68	75	74	68	68	68	68	68	68	72	71	70	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	68	77	77	70	68	67	67	66	69	76	80	77	69	61	60	59
Wed	59	68	76	74	68	67	67	66	66	69	76	82	81	71	62	60	59
Thu	59	67	76	78	70	67	67	67	67	70	79	82	81	71	62	61	59
Fri	59	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	70	78	86	84	81	69	63	61	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	64	64	64	64	62	61	60	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	63	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Livermore to Napa (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 59 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Napa?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	68	75	74	68	68	68	68	68	68	72	71	70	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	68	77	77	70	68	67	67	66	69	76	80	77	69	61	60	59
Wed	59	68	76	74	68	67	67	66	66	69	76	82	81	71	62	60	59
Thu	59	67	76	78	70	67	67	67	67	70	79	82	81	71	62	61	59
Fri	59	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	70	78	86	84	81	69	63	61	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	64	64	64	64	62	61	60	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	63	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	68	75	74	68	68	68	68	68	68	72	71	70	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	68	77	77	70	68	67	67	66	69	76	80	77	69	61	60	59
Wed	59	68	76	74	68	67	67	66	66	69	76	82	81	71	62	60	59
Thu	59	67	76	78	70	67	67	67	67	70	79	82	81	71	62	61	59
Fri	59	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	70	78	86	84	81	69	63	61	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	64	64	64	64	62	61	60	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	63	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	68	75	74	68	68	68	68	68	68	72	71	70	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	68	77	77	70	68	67	67	66	69	76	80	77	69	61	60	59
Wed	59	68	76	74	68	67	67	66	66	69	76	82	81	71	62	60	59
Thu	59	67	76	78	70	67	67	67	67	70	79	82	81	71	62	61	59
Fri	59	64	69	66	67	67	67	67	70	78	86	84	81	69	63	61	60
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	63	65	65	64	64	64	64	62	61	60	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	63	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	61	59