Best Time to Drive from OAK to SFO

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 North and SR-92 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 47% 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 OAK to SFO 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	33	38	48	57	53	43	42	41	39	40	39	39	42	39	35	34	34
Tue	33	39	54	61	59	46	41	40	38	40	39	41	43	41	36	35	34
Wed	33	40	55	57	54	43	41	40	38	41	40	41	43	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	39	57	57	57	44	41	39	38	41	42	43	45	42	37	35	34
Fri	33	37	40	44	44	40	39	40	40	41	41	44	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	41	41	41	40	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from OAK to SFO (via I-880 South and US-101 North and SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Departures) 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 OAK to SFO?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from OAK to SFO?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 33 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from OAK to SFO?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-92 West 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	33	38	48	57	53	43	42	41	39	40	39	39	42	39	35	34	34
Tue	33	39	54	61	59	46	41	40	38	40	39	41	43	41	36	35	34
Wed	33	40	55	57	54	43	41	40	38	41	40	41	43	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	39	57	57	57	44	41	39	38	41	42	43	45	42	37	35	34
Fri	33	37	40	44	44	40	39	40	40	41	41	44	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	41	41	41	40	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	48	57	53	43	42	41	39	40	39	39	42	39	35	34	34
Tue	33	39	54	61	59	46	41	40	38	40	39	41	43	41	36	35	34
Wed	33	40	55	57	54	43	41	40	38	41	40	41	43	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	39	57	57	57	44	41	39	38	41	42	43	45	42	37	35	34
Fri	33	37	40	44	44	40	39	40	40	41	41	44	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	41	41	41	40	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	48	57	53	43	42	41	39	40	39	39	42	39	35	34	34
Tue	33	39	54	61	59	46	41	40	38	40	39	41	43	41	36	35	34
Wed	33	40	55	57	54	43	41	40	38	41	40	41	43	41	36	34	34
Thu	33	39	57	57	57	44	41	39	38	41	42	43	45	42	37	35	34
Fri	33	37	40	44	44	40	39	40	40	41	41	44	43	41	37	35	34
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	41	41	41	40	40	39	37	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	34