Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Alum Rock

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-880 South and I-680 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Oakland to Alum Rock 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	45	62	69	62	53	49	48	46	46	50	55	60	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	47	68	74	65	55	50	47	45	46	51	60	68	56	41	39	39
Wed	37	46	70	74	64	54	50	47	45	47	52	61	70	58	43	39	39
Thu	37	46	66	72	63	54	50	47	46	47	54	64	71	58	44	39	39
Fri	37	44	51	53	51	48	47	46	47	50	60	66	68	59	45	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	42	45	47	47	50	50	51	50	48	44	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	42	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Oakland to Alum Rock (via I-880 South and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Alum Rock 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 Oakland to Alum Rock?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Alum Rock?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Alum Rock?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (30 miles) · I-680 South 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	38	45	62	69	62	53	49	48	46	46	50	55	60	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	47	68	74	65	55	50	47	45	46	51	60	68	56	41	39	39
Wed	37	46	70	74	64	54	50	47	45	47	52	61	70	58	43	39	39
Thu	37	46	66	72	63	54	50	47	46	47	54	64	71	58	44	39	39
Fri	37	44	51	53	51	48	47	46	47	50	60	66	68	59	45	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	42	45	47	47	50	50	51	50	48	44	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	62	69	62	53	49	48	46	46	50	55	60	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	47	68	74	65	55	50	47	45	46	51	60	68	56	41	39	39
Wed	37	46	70	74	64	54	50	47	45	47	52	61	70	58	43	39	39
Thu	37	46	66	72	63	54	50	47	46	47	54	64	71	58	44	39	39
Fri	37	44	51	53	51	48	47	46	47	50	60	66	68	59	45	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	42	45	47	47	50	50	51	50	48	44	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	42	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	62	69	62	53	49	48	46	46	50	55	60	50	41	40	39
Tue	37	47	68	74	65	55	50	47	45	46	51	60	68	56	41	39	39
Wed	37	46	70	74	64	54	50	47	45	47	52	61	70	58	43	39	39
Thu	37	46	66	72	63	54	50	47	46	47	54	64	71	58	44	39	39
Fri	37	44	51	53	51	48	47	46	47	50	60	66	68	59	45	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	42	45	47	47	50	50	51	50	48	44	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	42	42	39