Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Ripon

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-580 West, usually 74 at this time.

Only 7% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Oakland to Ripon (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 11:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Ripon 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 Ripon?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 11:30 am. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Ripon?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 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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