Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Vineyard

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-80 East, usually 93 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Vineyard 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	91	94	96	98	101	103	104	104	105	109	118	118	116	106	94	93	91
Tue	91	94	98	99	98	99	100	100	101	107	128	134	125	113	95	92	91
Wed	90	95	106	98	99	100	100	100	101	106	130	134	130	115	97	92	91
Thu	91	94	99	98	98	98	100	100	103	112	127	136	130	118	98	92	91
Fri	90	93	96	96	97	99	100	104	113	125	139	139	138	121	103	94	91
Sat	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	101	106	109	108	105	103	97	95	93	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	94	96	97	98	101	98	97	96	93	94	93	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Oakland to Vineyard (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Vineyard 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 Vineyard?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 90 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Vineyard?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (10 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Vineyard to Oakland (return trip) · Oakland to San Jose · Oakland to Palo Alto · Oakland to Fremont · Oakland to Walnut Creek · Oakland to San Mateo · Oakland to Hayward · Oakland to Mountain View · Oakland to Pleasanton · Oakland to Santa Clara · Oakland to Richmond · Oakland to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	96	98	101	103	104	104	105	109	118	118	116	106	94	93	91
Tue	91	94	98	99	98	99	100	100	101	107	128	134	125	113	95	92	91
Wed	90	95	106	98	99	100	100	100	101	106	130	134	130	115	97	92	91
Thu	91	94	99	98	98	98	100	100	103	112	127	136	130	118	98	92	91
Fri	90	93	96	96	97	99	100	104	113	125	139	139	138	121	103	94	91
Sat	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	101	106	109	108	105	103	97	95	93	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	94	96	97	98	101	98	97	96	93	94	93	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	96	98	101	103	104	104	105	109	118	118	116	106	94	93	91
Tue	91	94	98	99	98	99	100	100	101	107	128	134	125	113	95	92	91
Wed	90	95	106	98	99	100	100	100	101	106	130	134	130	115	97	92	91
Thu	91	94	99	98	98	98	100	100	103	112	127	136	130	118	98	92	91
Fri	90	93	96	96	97	99	100	104	113	125	139	139	138	121	103	94	91
Sat	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	101	106	109	108	105	103	97	95	93	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	94	96	97	98	101	98	97	96	93	94	93	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	96	98	101	103	104	104	105	109	118	118	116	106	94	93	91
Tue	91	94	98	99	98	99	100	100	101	107	128	134	125	113	95	92	91
Wed	90	95	106	98	99	100	100	100	101	106	130	134	130	115	97	92	91
Thu	91	94	99	98	98	98	100	100	103	112	127	136	130	118	98	92	91
Fri	90	93	96	96	97	99	100	104	113	125	139	139	138	121	103	94	91
Sat	90	90	91	92	94	97	101	101	106	109	108	105	103	97	95	93	90
Sun	90	90	90	90	91	94	96	97	98	101	98	97	96	93	94	93	90