Best Time to Drive from Oakley to San Francisco

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 68% 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 San Francisco 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	54	75	96	84	72	69	65	62	61	62	61	60	60	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	80	106	97	76	70	65	59	59	61	61	62	71	59	54	54	53
Wed	52	77	105	96	78	71	65	60	59	59	61	64	70	59	54	54	53
Thu	53	79	113	99	77	70	66	62	62	64	66	79	81	61	54	54	52
Fri	53	65	80	74	63	60	59	61	62	62	63	66	71	62	57	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	72	76	75	72	70	70	72	65	60	57	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	57	62	64	75	71	71	69	69	63	60	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Oakley to San Francisco (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley to downtown San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakley to San Francisco?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (31 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (23 miles)

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More drives

San Francisco to Oakley (return trip) · Oakley to San Jose

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	75	96	84	72	69	65	62	61	62	61	60	60	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	80	106	97	76	70	65	59	59	61	61	62	71	59	54	54	53
Wed	52	77	105	96	78	71	65	60	59	59	61	64	70	59	54	54	53
Thu	53	79	113	99	77	70	66	62	62	64	66	79	81	61	54	54	52
Fri	53	65	80	74	63	60	59	61	62	62	63	66	71	62	57	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	72	76	75	72	70	70	72	65	60	57	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	57	62	64	75	71	71	69	69	63	60	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	75	96	84	72	69	65	62	61	62	61	60	60	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	80	106	97	76	70	65	59	59	61	61	62	71	59	54	54	53
Wed	52	77	105	96	78	71	65	60	59	59	61	64	70	59	54	54	53
Thu	53	79	113	99	77	70	66	62	62	64	66	79	81	61	54	54	52
Fri	53	65	80	74	63	60	59	61	62	62	63	66	71	62	57	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	72	76	75	72	70	70	72	65	60	57	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	57	62	64	75	71	71	69	69	63	60	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	75	96	84	72	69	65	62	61	62	61	60	60	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	80	106	97	76	70	65	59	59	61	61	62	71	59	54	54	53
Wed	52	77	105	96	78	71	65	60	59	59	61	64	70	59	54	54	53
Thu	53	79	113	99	77	70	66	62	62	64	66	79	81	61	54	54	52
Fri	53	65	80	74	63	60	59	61	62	62	63	66	71	62	57	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	60	72	76	75	72	70	70	72	65	60	57	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	57	62	64	75	71	71	69	69	63	60	56	53