Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Walnut Creek
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 East, usually 25 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Fri | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Sat | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Livermore to Walnut Creek (via I-680 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).
About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Livermore to Walnut Creek?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Livermore to Walnut Creek?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-680 North in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles)
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