Best Time to Drive from Livermore to South San Francisco

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-580 East and US-101 North, usually 49 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 South San Francisco 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	46	52	63	64	60	56	55	54	53	53	55	55	56	50	48	47	47
Tue	46	54	69	73	64	58	55	53	52	53	57	58	57	51	48	47	47
Wed	46	54	69	71	62	57	55	53	53	53	59	61	61	53	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	73	75	62	58	54	52	52	54	60	62	63	55	49	48	47
Fri	46	51	55	57	55	54	53	52	56	60	60	60	58	53	49	48	46
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	53	54	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	46	46	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Livermore to South San Francisco (via I-580 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Livermore to South San Francisco?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to South San Francisco?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North 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	46	52	63	64	60	56	55	54	53	53	55	55	56	50	48	47	47
Tue	46	54	69	73	64	58	55	53	52	53	57	58	57	51	48	47	47
Wed	46	54	69	71	62	57	55	53	53	53	59	61	61	53	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	73	75	62	58	54	52	52	54	60	62	63	55	49	48	47
Fri	46	51	55	57	55	54	53	52	56	60	60	60	58	53	49	48	46
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	53	54	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	46	46	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	52	63	64	60	56	55	54	53	53	55	55	56	50	48	47	47
Tue	46	54	69	73	64	58	55	53	52	53	57	58	57	51	48	47	47
Wed	46	54	69	71	62	57	55	53	53	53	59	61	61	53	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	73	75	62	58	54	52	52	54	60	62	63	55	49	48	47
Fri	46	51	55	57	55	54	53	52	56	60	60	60	58	53	49	48	46
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	53	54	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	46	46	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	52	63	64	60	56	55	54	53	53	55	55	56	50	48	47	47
Tue	46	54	69	73	64	58	55	53	52	53	57	58	57	51	48	47	47
Wed	46	54	69	71	62	57	55	53	53	53	59	61	61	53	48	48	46
Thu	46	54	73	75	62	58	54	52	52	54	60	62	63	55	49	48	47
Fri	46	51	55	57	55	54	53	52	56	60	60	60	58	53	49	48	46
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	53	54	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	47
Sun	46	47	46	46	47	47	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	49	49	46