Best Time to Drive from Pacifica to Richmond

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 30 minutes via I-280 North and I-80 East.

Only 51% 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 Pacifica 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	29	30	32	39	38	32	32	32	32	34	41	43	47	42	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	32	43	41	33	32	32	32	35	42	46	49	45	35	31	29
Wed	29	29	32	42	41	34	32	32	32	35	42	47	50	45	35	32	30
Thu	29	30	32	43	41	34	32	32	32	35	41	48	51	46	37	32	30
Fri	29	29	31	36	33	33	33	34	34	41	47	55	54	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	31	35	39	40	40	40	40	38	33	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	29	29	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	34	32	32	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Pacifica to Richmond (via I-280 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pacifica 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 Pacifica to Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pacifica to Richmond?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-280 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Richmond to Pacifica (return trip) · Pacifica to San Jose · Pacifica to San Francisco · Pacifica to Oakland · Pacifica to Stockton · Pacifica to Fremont · Pacifica to Santa Rosa · Pacifica to Hayward · Pacifica to Sunnyvale · Pacifica to Concord · Pacifica to Santa Clara · Pacifica to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	39	38	32	32	32	32	34	41	43	47	42	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	32	43	41	33	32	32	32	35	42	46	49	45	35	31	29
Wed	29	29	32	42	41	34	32	32	32	35	42	47	50	45	35	32	30
Thu	29	30	32	43	41	34	32	32	32	35	41	48	51	46	37	32	30
Fri	29	29	31	36	33	33	33	34	34	41	47	55	54	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	31	35	39	40	40	40	40	38	33	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	29	29	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	34	32	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	39	38	32	32	32	32	34	41	43	47	42	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	32	43	41	33	32	32	32	35	42	46	49	45	35	31	29
Wed	29	29	32	42	41	34	32	32	32	35	42	47	50	45	35	32	30
Thu	29	30	32	43	41	34	32	32	32	35	41	48	51	46	37	32	30
Fri	29	29	31	36	33	33	33	34	34	41	47	55	54	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	31	35	39	40	40	40	40	38	33	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	29	29	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	34	32	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	32	39	38	32	32	32	32	34	41	43	47	42	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	32	43	41	33	32	32	32	35	42	46	49	45	35	31	29
Wed	29	29	32	42	41	34	32	32	32	35	42	47	50	45	35	32	30
Thu	29	30	32	43	41	34	32	32	32	35	41	48	51	46	37	32	30
Fri	29	29	31	36	33	33	33	34	34	41	47	55	54	45	36	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	30	30	31	35	39	40	40	40	40	38	33	32	31	30
Sun	29	30	29	29	29	30	32	34	36	37	37	37	34	32	32	31	30