Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oakland to OAK
Right now (4:04 pm PDT): about 15 minutes via I-880 South, usually 15 at this time.
Only 43% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Tue | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Wed | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Thu | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Fri | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Sat | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 9-mile drive from Oakland to OAK (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 25 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 16 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (15 minutes).
About 5 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland (Broadway) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) 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 OAK?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 25 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oakland to OAK?
The 9-mile drive usually takes 13 to 25 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 16 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oakland to OAK?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 25 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles)
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