Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Patterson

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-580 West, usually 74 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Patterson 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	72	116	118	114	90	82	80	78	77	76	77	77	80	78	74	74	72
Tue	71	114	117	115	100	83	79	77	76	76	75	77	79	77	73	74	72
Wed	72	116	122	130	102	83	79	77	77	76	76	76	80	78	75	74	72
Thu	71	116	119	121	95	81	76	76	76	76	75	77	79	77	75	75	72
Fri	72	120	114	95	88	79	78	78	78	79	77	79	78	76	75	73	71
Sat	72	72	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	76	77	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	95	109	99	78	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Oakland to Patterson (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Patterson 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 Patterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 71 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Patterson?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (50 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	72	116	118	114	90	82	80	78	77	76	77	77	80	78	74	74	72
Tue	71	114	117	115	100	83	79	77	76	76	75	77	79	77	73	74	72
Wed	72	116	122	130	102	83	79	77	77	76	76	76	80	78	75	74	72
Thu	71	116	119	121	95	81	76	76	76	76	75	77	79	77	75	75	72
Fri	72	120	114	95	88	79	78	78	78	79	77	79	78	76	75	73	71
Sat	72	72	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	76	77	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	95	109	99	78	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	116	118	114	90	82	80	78	77	76	77	77	80	78	74	74	72
Tue	71	114	117	115	100	83	79	77	76	76	75	77	79	77	73	74	72
Wed	72	116	122	130	102	83	79	77	77	76	76	76	80	78	75	74	72
Thu	71	116	119	121	95	81	76	76	76	76	75	77	79	77	75	75	72
Fri	72	120	114	95	88	79	78	78	78	79	77	79	78	76	75	73	71
Sat	72	72	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	76	77	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	95	109	99	78	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	116	118	114	90	82	80	78	77	76	77	77	80	78	74	74	72
Tue	71	114	117	115	100	83	79	77	76	76	75	77	79	77	73	74	72
Wed	72	116	122	130	102	83	79	77	77	76	76	76	80	78	75	74	72
Thu	71	116	119	121	95	81	76	76	76	76	75	77	79	77	75	75	72
Fri	72	120	114	95	88	79	78	78	78	79	77	79	78	76	75	73	71
Sat	72	72	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	76	77	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	73	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	95	109	99	78	77	72