Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Galt

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 105 minutes via SR-4 East and SR-24 East, usually 104 at this time.

Only 33% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Oakland to Galt (via SR-4 East and SR-24 East) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (48 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Galt 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 Galt?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 96 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Galt?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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