Best Time to Drive from Novato to San Leandro

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 39 minutes via I-580 West and US-101 South.

Only 76% 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 Novato to San Leandro 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	38	42	73	70	54	45	44	44	44	44	47	45	46	41	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	95	97	68	50	45	44	43	44	47	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	42	87	84	62	48	46	45	45	44	47	47	49	44	41	40	40
Thu	38	42	88	92	64	50	47	45	45	46	51	49	51	45	41	40	39
Fri	38	41	61	63	48	43	46	46	47	47	51	48	48	44	44	42	40
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	44	49	54	51	51	50	49	51	48	46	43	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	46	51	53	52	53	51	50	49	48	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Novato to San Leandro (via I-580 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato to central San Leandro 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 Novato to San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Novato to San Leandro?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (24 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	73	70	54	45	44	44	44	44	47	45	46	41	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	95	97	68	50	45	44	43	44	47	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	42	87	84	62	48	46	45	45	44	47	47	49	44	41	40	40
Thu	38	42	88	92	64	50	47	45	45	46	51	49	51	45	41	40	39
Fri	38	41	61	63	48	43	46	46	47	47	51	48	48	44	44	42	40
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	44	49	54	51	51	50	49	51	48	46	43	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	46	51	53	52	53	51	50	49	48	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	73	70	54	45	44	44	44	44	47	45	46	41	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	95	97	68	50	45	44	43	44	47	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	42	87	84	62	48	46	45	45	44	47	47	49	44	41	40	40
Thu	38	42	88	92	64	50	47	45	45	46	51	49	51	45	41	40	39
Fri	38	41	61	63	48	43	46	46	47	47	51	48	48	44	44	42	40
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	44	49	54	51	51	50	49	51	48	46	43	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	46	51	53	52	53	51	50	49	48	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	73	70	54	45	44	44	44	44	47	45	46	41	41	40	39
Tue	38	43	95	97	68	50	45	44	43	44	47	46	47	42	41	40	40
Wed	38	42	87	84	62	48	46	45	45	44	47	47	49	44	41	40	40
Thu	38	42	88	92	64	50	47	45	45	46	51	49	51	45	41	40	39
Fri	38	41	61	63	48	43	46	46	47	47	51	48	48	44	44	42	40
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	44	49	54	51	51	50	49	51	48	46	43	40
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	41	46	51	53	52	53	51	50	49	48	43	39