Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Livermore

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 35 minutes via I-580 West, usually 36 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Livermore 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	32	36	38	48	44	38	37	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	36	36	49	50	41	38	36	35	34	34	36	38	35	34	34	32
Wed	31	36	36	48	49	40	37	36	36	35	35	35	37	35	34	33	32
Thu	31	36	37	50	51	39	35	35	35	35	34	35	36	35	34	33	32
Fri	31	35	36	45	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	38	37	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Oakland to Livermore (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 31 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Livermore?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (31 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	38	48	44	38	37	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	36	36	49	50	41	38	36	35	34	34	36	38	35	34	34	32
Wed	31	36	36	48	49	40	37	36	36	35	35	35	37	35	34	33	32
Thu	31	36	37	50	51	39	35	35	35	35	34	35	36	35	34	33	32
Fri	31	35	36	45	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	38	37	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	38	48	44	38	37	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	36	36	49	50	41	38	36	35	34	34	36	38	35	34	34	32
Wed	31	36	36	48	49	40	37	36	36	35	35	35	37	35	34	33	32
Thu	31	36	37	50	51	39	35	35	35	35	34	35	36	35	34	33	32
Fri	31	35	36	45	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	38	37	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	38	48	44	38	37	36	36	35	35	36	35	35	34	34	32
Tue	31	36	36	49	50	41	38	36	35	34	34	36	38	35	34	34	32
Wed	31	36	36	48	49	40	37	36	36	35	35	35	37	35	34	33	32
Thu	31	36	37	50	51	39	35	35	35	35	34	35	36	35	34	33	32
Fri	31	35	36	45	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	38	37	37	35	33	32
Sat	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	32
Sun	32	32	32	33	35	35	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	36	36	33