Best Time to Drive from Livermore to San Rafael

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-580 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 63% 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 San Rafael 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	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	55	59	66	70	72	57	51	50	49
Tue	49	49	51	56	55	54	54	54	55	60	71	78	79	61	51	50	49
Wed	49	50	51	57	56	54	54	55	55	59	73	82	82	64	52	51	49
Thu	49	50	52	61	56	54	54	54	55	59	73	82	82	64	53	51	49
Fri	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	56	61	71	80	86	80	62	54	51	49
Sat	49	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	60	58	56	52	51	51	49
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	54	54	53	51	51	52	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Livermore to San Rafael (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central San Rafael 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 San Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Livermore to San Rafael?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to San Rafael?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (42 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	55	59	66	70	72	57	51	50	49
Tue	49	49	51	56	55	54	54	54	55	60	71	78	79	61	51	50	49
Wed	49	50	51	57	56	54	54	55	55	59	73	82	82	64	52	51	49
Thu	49	50	52	61	56	54	54	54	55	59	73	82	82	64	53	51	49
Fri	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	56	61	71	80	86	80	62	54	51	49
Sat	49	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	60	58	56	52	51	51	49
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	54	54	53	51	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	55	59	66	70	72	57	51	50	49
Tue	49	49	51	56	55	54	54	54	55	60	71	78	79	61	51	50	49
Wed	49	50	51	57	56	54	54	55	55	59	73	82	82	64	52	51	49
Thu	49	50	52	61	56	54	54	54	55	59	73	82	82	64	53	51	49
Fri	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	56	61	71	80	86	80	62	54	51	49
Sat	49	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	60	58	56	52	51	51	49
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	54	54	53	51	51	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	55	59	66	70	72	57	51	50	49
Tue	49	49	51	56	55	54	54	54	55	60	71	78	79	61	51	50	49
Wed	49	50	51	57	56	54	54	55	55	59	73	82	82	64	52	51	49
Thu	49	50	52	61	56	54	54	54	55	59	73	82	82	64	53	51	49
Fri	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	56	61	71	80	86	80	62	54	51	49
Sat	49	48	48	49	50	51	53	54	56	59	60	58	56	52	51	51	49
Sun	49	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	54	54	53	51	51	52	48