Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Foster City

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 30 minutes via I-880 South and SR-92 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Foster City 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	28	32	42	42	39	36	34	33	32	32	32	37	40	36	29	29	29
Tue	28	33	45	48	42	38	34	33	31	32	33	39	44	41	30	29	29
Wed	28	33	44	46	39	37	34	33	32	33	34	40	45	39	31	29	28
Thu	28	33	47	45	40	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	46	43	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	40	42	40	31	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	33	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Oakland to Foster City (via I-880 South and SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Foster City 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 Foster City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Foster City?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 28 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Foster City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (15 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	28	32	42	42	39	36	34	33	32	32	32	37	40	36	29	29	29
Tue	28	33	45	48	42	38	34	33	31	32	33	39	44	41	30	29	29
Wed	28	33	44	46	39	37	34	33	32	33	34	40	45	39	31	29	28
Thu	28	33	47	45	40	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	46	43	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	40	42	40	31	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	33	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	42	42	39	36	34	33	32	32	32	37	40	36	29	29	29
Tue	28	33	45	48	42	38	34	33	31	32	33	39	44	41	30	29	29
Wed	28	33	44	46	39	37	34	33	32	33	34	40	45	39	31	29	28
Thu	28	33	47	45	40	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	46	43	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	40	42	40	31	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	33	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	42	42	39	36	34	33	32	32	32	37	40	36	29	29	29
Tue	28	33	45	48	42	38	34	33	31	32	33	39	44	41	30	29	29
Wed	28	33	44	46	39	37	34	33	32	33	34	40	45	39	31	29	28
Thu	28	33	47	45	40	36	34	33	33	34	36	41	46	43	31	29	28
Fri	28	31	34	35	35	33	33	33	33	34	35	40	42	40	31	29	28
Sat	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34	33	30	30	29