Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Oakland

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-580 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Oakland 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	32	33	34	37	35	36	36	37	36	37	39	41	39	34	33	33	32
Tue	32	33	34	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	43	44	43	36	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	34	41	38	36	36	36	37	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	35	45	39	36	35	35	35	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	36	39	44	46	44	41	36	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Livermore to Oakland (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Oakland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (30 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	37	35	36	36	37	36	37	39	41	39	34	33	33	32
Tue	32	33	34	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	43	44	43	36	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	34	41	38	36	36	36	37	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	35	45	39	36	35	35	35	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	36	39	44	46	44	41	36	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	37	35	36	36	37	36	37	39	41	39	34	33	33	32
Tue	32	33	34	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	43	44	43	36	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	34	41	38	36	36	36	37	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	35	45	39	36	35	35	35	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	36	39	44	46	44	41	36	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	37	35	36	36	37	36	37	39	41	39	34	33	33	32
Tue	32	33	34	40	38	36	36	36	36	37	43	44	43	36	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	34	41	38	36	36	36	37	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	35	45	39	36	35	35	35	37	44	46	43	37	33	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	36	36	36	36	36	39	44	46	44	41	36	35	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	32