Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Richmond

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-580 East, usually 47 at this time.

Only 55% 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	50	59	62	63	47	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	51	64	70	72	53	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	49	45	45	45	46	51	65	74	75	56	43	42	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	49	45	44	44	45	50	65	75	75	56	43	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	63	72	78	71	54	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	50	52	49	48	43	42	42	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	46	45	44	43	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 39 minutes and up to 78 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 pm on Saturdays (52 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 39 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 78 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 78 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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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	50	59	62	63	47	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	51	64	70	72	53	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	49	45	45	45	46	51	65	74	75	56	43	42	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	49	45	44	44	45	50	65	75	75	56	43	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	63	72	78	71	54	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	50	52	49	48	43	42	42	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	46	45	44	43	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	50	59	62	63	47	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	51	64	70	72	53	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	49	45	45	45	46	51	65	74	75	56	43	42	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	49	45	44	44	45	50	65	75	75	56	43	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	63	72	78	71	54	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	50	52	49	48	43	42	42	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	46	45	44	43	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	50	59	62	63	47	41	41	40
Tue	40	41	44	50	48	45	45	45	46	51	64	70	72	53	42	41	40
Wed	40	41	44	50	49	45	45	45	46	51	65	74	75	56	43	42	40
Thu	40	41	45	54	49	45	44	44	45	50	65	75	75	56	43	42	40
Fri	40	41	43	45	45	45	46	47	52	63	72	78	71	54	45	42	40
Sat	40	40	39	40	41	43	44	46	47	50	52	49	48	43	42	42	40
Sun	40	40	39	39	40	41	42	44	46	46	46	45	44	43	42	42	40