Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Napa

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-80 East, usually 52 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Napa 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	46	50	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	53	61	62	67	61	48	47	47
Tue	46	50	56	56	54	52	51	52	51	52	63	70	77	68	50	47	46
Wed	46	50	56	56	53	52	52	52	52	52	63	74	80	69	52	48	46
Thu	46	50	56	57	54	52	52	52	51	53	60	73	81	72	52	48	47
Fri	46	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	56	62	75	82	83	69	54	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	56	55	54	55	53	49	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	52	52	54	51	51	50	48	48	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Oakland to Napa (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (19 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 46 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Napa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Napa to Oakland (return trip) · Oakland to San Jose · Oakland to Palo Alto · Oakland to Fremont · Oakland to Walnut Creek · Oakland to San Mateo · Oakland to Hayward · Oakland to Mountain View · Oakland to Pleasanton · Oakland to Santa Clara · Oakland to Richmond · Oakland to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	53	61	62	67	61	48	47	47
Tue	46	50	56	56	54	52	51	52	51	52	63	70	77	68	50	47	46
Wed	46	50	56	56	53	52	52	52	52	52	63	74	80	69	52	48	46
Thu	46	50	56	57	54	52	52	52	51	53	60	73	81	72	52	48	47
Fri	46	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	56	62	75	82	83	69	54	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	56	55	54	55	53	49	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	52	52	54	51	51	50	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	53	61	62	67	61	48	47	47
Tue	46	50	56	56	54	52	51	52	51	52	63	70	77	68	50	47	46
Wed	46	50	56	56	53	52	52	52	52	52	63	74	80	69	52	48	46
Thu	46	50	56	57	54	52	52	52	51	53	60	73	81	72	52	48	47
Fri	46	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	56	62	75	82	83	69	54	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	56	55	54	55	53	49	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	52	52	54	51	51	50	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	50	53	57	55	53	53	52	52	53	61	62	67	61	48	47	47
Tue	46	50	56	56	54	52	51	52	51	52	63	70	77	68	50	47	46
Wed	46	50	56	56	53	52	52	52	52	52	63	74	80	69	52	48	46
Thu	46	50	56	57	54	52	52	52	51	53	60	73	81	72	52	48	47
Fri	46	49	50	51	51	51	52	53	56	62	75	82	83	69	54	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	49	53	54	56	55	54	55	53	49	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	52	52	54	51	51	50	48	48	48	46