Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Richmond

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-580 East, usually 49 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 Richmond 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	40	41	44	46	46	45	45	46	46	48	55	58	60	48	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	45	50	60	66	68	52	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	49	60	70	70	54	43	41	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	48	45	44	45	45	49	60	67	67	54	43	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	61	69	71	66	51	44	42	40
Sat	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	48	49	47	46	42	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Livermore to Richmond (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Richmond?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (34 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	44	46	46	45	45	46	46	48	55	58	60	48	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	45	50	60	66	68	52	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	49	60	70	70	54	43	41	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	48	45	44	45	45	49	60	67	67	54	43	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	61	69	71	66	51	44	42	40
Sat	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	48	49	47	46	42	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	44	46	46	45	45	46	46	48	55	58	60	48	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	45	50	60	66	68	52	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	49	60	70	70	54	43	41	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	48	45	44	45	45	49	60	67	67	54	43	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	61	69	71	66	51	44	42	40
Sat	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	48	49	47	46	42	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	41	44	46	46	45	45	46	46	48	55	58	60	48	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	45	50	60	66	68	52	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	49	60	70	70	54	43	41	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	48	45	44	45	45	49	60	67	67	54	43	41	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	46	50	61	69	71	66	51	44	42	40
Sat	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	48	49	47	46	42	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	43	45	46	45	45	44	42	42	42	40