Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Brentwood

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-4 East and SR-24 East, usually 48 at this time.

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 Oakland to Brentwood 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	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	62	61	62	56	47	47	46
Tue	45	48	50	52	51	50	50	50	50	52	65	73	79	66	50	47	45
Wed	45	48	49	51	51	50	50	49	49	52	65	75	80	65	51	48	46
Thu	45	48	49	53	50	50	49	49	49	53	66	76	78	67	52	48	46
Fri	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	58	68	77	75	59	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	49	48	49	48	49	49	49	50	51	52	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	49	50	50	49	51	50	51	50	50	50	51	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Oakland to Brentwood (via SR-4 East and SR-24 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Brentwood 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 Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Brentwood?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 45 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Brentwood?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (21 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 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	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	62	61	62	56	47	47	46
Tue	45	48	50	52	51	50	50	50	50	52	65	73	79	66	50	47	45
Wed	45	48	49	51	51	50	50	49	49	52	65	75	80	65	51	48	46
Thu	45	48	49	53	50	50	49	49	49	53	66	76	78	67	52	48	46
Fri	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	58	68	77	75	59	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	49	48	49	48	49	49	49	50	51	52	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	49	50	50	49	51	50	51	50	50	50	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	62	61	62	56	47	47	46
Tue	45	48	50	52	51	50	50	50	50	52	65	73	79	66	50	47	45
Wed	45	48	49	51	51	50	50	49	49	52	65	75	80	65	51	48	46
Thu	45	48	49	53	50	50	49	49	49	53	66	76	78	67	52	48	46
Fri	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	58	68	77	75	59	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	49	48	49	48	49	49	49	50	51	52	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	49	50	50	49	51	50	51	50	50	50	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	62	61	62	56	47	47	46
Tue	45	48	50	52	51	50	50	50	50	52	65	73	79	66	50	47	45
Wed	45	48	49	51	51	50	50	49	49	52	65	75	80	65	51	48	46
Thu	45	48	49	53	50	50	49	49	49	53	66	76	78	67	52	48	46
Fri	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	58	68	77	75	59	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	49	48	49	48	49	49	49	50	51	52	51	50	49	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	46	49	49	50	50	49	51	50	51	50	50	50	51	46