Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Davis

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-80 East, usually 83 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Oakland to Davis (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Davis 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 Davis?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Davis?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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