Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Oakley

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via SR-4 East and SR-24 East and I-680 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Oakley 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	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	57	56	57	52	43	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	47	60	68	74	62	46	43	41
Wed	41	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	47	60	71	76	62	47	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	48	45	44	44	44	45	47	61	71	73	63	47	44	42
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	52	63	72	70	55	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	44	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Oakland to Oakley (via SR-4 East and SR-24 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 41 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Oakley?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	57	56	57	52	43	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	47	60	68	74	62	46	43	41
Wed	41	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	47	60	71	76	62	47	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	48	45	44	44	44	45	47	61	71	73	63	47	44	42
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	52	63	72	70	55	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	44	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	57	56	57	52	43	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	47	60	68	74	62	46	43	41
Wed	41	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	47	60	71	76	62	47	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	48	45	44	44	44	45	47	61	71	73	63	47	44	42
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	52	63	72	70	55	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	44	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	57	56	57	52	43	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	47	46	45	45	45	45	47	60	68	74	62	46	43	41
Wed	41	43	44	46	45	45	45	44	44	47	60	71	76	62	47	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	48	45	44	44	44	45	47	61	71	73	63	47	44	42
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	52	63	72	70	55	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	44	43	45	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	45	44	45	42
Sun	41	41	40	42	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	42