Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Saratoga

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-880 South and SR-85 South, usually 60 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland to Saratoga 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	45	51	63	68	61	56	54	54	53	55	62	67	66	56	48	47	46
Tue	45	53	70	79	69	58	55	53	52	57	69	81	82	65	50	46	46
Wed	44	52	71	74	67	58	54	53	52	59	73	86	82	65	51	47	46
Thu	45	52	71	75	68	59	54	53	53	60	73	86	85	66	51	47	47
Fri	45	50	55	56	54	52	52	53	54	60	67	70	67	60	52	47	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	54	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	51	48	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Oakland to Saratoga (via I-880 South and SR-85 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Saratoga 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 Saratoga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Saratoga?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	63	68	61	56	54	54	53	55	62	67	66	56	48	47	46
Tue	45	53	70	79	69	58	55	53	52	57	69	81	82	65	50	46	46
Wed	44	52	71	74	67	58	54	53	52	59	73	86	82	65	51	47	46
Thu	45	52	71	75	68	59	54	53	53	60	73	86	85	66	51	47	47
Fri	45	50	55	56	54	52	52	53	54	60	67	70	67	60	52	47	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	54	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	51	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	63	68	61	56	54	54	53	55	62	67	66	56	48	47	46
Tue	45	53	70	79	69	58	55	53	52	57	69	81	82	65	50	46	46
Wed	44	52	71	74	67	58	54	53	52	59	73	86	82	65	51	47	46
Thu	45	52	71	75	68	59	54	53	53	60	73	86	85	66	51	47	47
Fri	45	50	55	56	54	52	52	53	54	60	67	70	67	60	52	47	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	54	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	51	48	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	51	63	68	61	56	54	54	53	55	62	67	66	56	48	47	46
Tue	45	53	70	79	69	58	55	53	52	57	69	81	82	65	50	46	46
Wed	44	52	71	74	67	58	54	53	52	59	73	86	82	65	51	47	46
Thu	45	52	71	75	68	59	54	53	53	60	73	86	85	66	51	47	47
Fri	45	50	55	56	54	52	52	53	54	60	67	70	67	60	52	47	46
Sat	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	54	50	48	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	51	48	49	46