Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Live Oak

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-880 South and SR-17 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Live Oak 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	64	73	94	99	91	82	78	76	75	78	78	83	86	75	67	66	65
Tue	63	76	101	109	98	84	78	75	73	77	80	87	93	82	68	65	65
Wed	63	75	103	106	96	83	78	75	74	79	82	89	97	80	69	65	65
Thu	63	75	100	106	95	84	79	75	75	80	83	92	96	84	70	65	65
Fri	63	72	81	82	79	76	76	77	79	85	90	92	91	84	72	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	72	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	75	70	67	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	74	74	74	73	72	73	72	69	68	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Oakland to Live Oak (via I-880 South and SR-17 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Live Oak 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 Live Oak?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Live Oak?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 63 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Live Oak?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (43 miles) · SR-17 South in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-1 South in Bay Area (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	73	94	99	91	82	78	76	75	78	78	83	86	75	67	66	65
Tue	63	76	101	109	98	84	78	75	73	77	80	87	93	82	68	65	65
Wed	63	75	103	106	96	83	78	75	74	79	82	89	97	80	69	65	65
Thu	63	75	100	106	95	84	79	75	75	80	83	92	96	84	70	65	65
Fri	63	72	81	82	79	76	76	77	79	85	90	92	91	84	72	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	72	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	75	70	67	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	74	74	74	73	72	73	72	69	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	73	94	99	91	82	78	76	75	78	78	83	86	75	67	66	65
Tue	63	76	101	109	98	84	78	75	73	77	80	87	93	82	68	65	65
Wed	63	75	103	106	96	83	78	75	74	79	82	89	97	80	69	65	65
Thu	63	75	100	106	95	84	79	75	75	80	83	92	96	84	70	65	65
Fri	63	72	81	82	79	76	76	77	79	85	90	92	91	84	72	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	72	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	75	70	67	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	74	74	74	73	72	73	72	69	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	73	94	99	91	82	78	76	75	78	78	83	86	75	67	66	65
Tue	63	76	101	109	98	84	78	75	73	77	80	87	93	82	68	65	65
Wed	63	75	103	106	96	83	78	75	74	79	82	89	97	80	69	65	65
Thu	63	75	100	106	95	84	79	75	75	80	83	92	96	84	70	65	65
Fri	63	72	81	82	79	76	76	77	79	85	90	92	91	84	72	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	72	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	75	70	67	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	74	74	74	73	72	73	72	69	68	65