Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Richmond

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 42 minutes via SR-4 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Oakley to Richmond 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	39	51	64	55	47	45	44	44	43	44	45	44	44	42	41	41	40
Tue	39	52	68	64	47	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	43	41	40	40
Wed	39	51	71	61	48	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40
Thu	39	53	75	62	47	43	43	43	42	43	45	45	44	43	41	41	40
Fri	39	44	56	50	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Oakley to Richmond (via SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley to central Richmond 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 Oakley to Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to Richmond?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (31 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Richmond to Oakley (return trip) · Oakley to San Jose · Oakley to San Francisco · Oakley to Sacramento · Oakley to Oakland · Oakley to Santa Rosa · Oakley to Elk Grove · Oakley to Hayward · Oakley to Sunnyvale · Oakley to Roseville · Oakley to Concord · Oakley to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	51	64	55	47	45	44	44	43	44	45	44	44	42	41	41	40
Tue	39	52	68	64	47	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	43	41	40	40
Wed	39	51	71	61	48	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40
Thu	39	53	75	62	47	43	43	43	42	43	45	45	44	43	41	41	40
Fri	39	44	56	50	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	51	64	55	47	45	44	44	43	44	45	44	44	42	41	41	40
Tue	39	52	68	64	47	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	43	41	40	40
Wed	39	51	71	61	48	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40
Thu	39	53	75	62	47	43	43	43	42	43	45	45	44	43	41	41	40
Fri	39	44	56	50	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	51	64	55	47	45	44	44	43	44	45	44	44	42	41	41	40
Tue	39	52	68	64	47	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	43	41	40	40
Wed	39	51	71	61	48	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	43	41	41	40
Thu	39	53	75	62	47	43	43	43	42	43	45	45	44	43	41	41	40
Fri	39	44	56	50	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	44	42	41	40	40
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40