Best Time to Drive from Patterson to Oakland

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-580 East, usually 73 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Patterson to Oakland 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	73	73	85	85	81	79	79	79	78	82	92	99	94	93	81	73	72
Tue	73	74	88	87	84	80	79	78	79	85	97	98	94	86	81	74	71
Wed	73	74	89	88	86	80	78	78	79	85	97	98	96	93	86	79	73
Thu	73	74	92	88	86	77	77	77	78	88	92	100	96	92	87	81	76
Fri	73	74	85	85	79	79	78	79	86	100	106	98	93	86	77	77	73
Sat	71	72	71	73	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	75	74	74	74	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	74	73	73	74	80	83	77	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Patterson to Oakland (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Patterson to downtown Oakland 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 Patterson to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 71 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Patterson to Oakland?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (47 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Patterson (return trip) · Patterson 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	73	73	85	85	81	79	79	79	78	82	92	99	94	93	81	73	72
Tue	73	74	88	87	84	80	79	78	79	85	97	98	94	86	81	74	71
Wed	73	74	89	88	86	80	78	78	79	85	97	98	96	93	86	79	73
Thu	73	74	92	88	86	77	77	77	78	88	92	100	96	92	87	81	76
Fri	73	74	85	85	79	79	78	79	86	100	106	98	93	86	77	77	73
Sat	71	72	71	73	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	75	74	74	74	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	74	73	73	74	80	83	77	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	73	85	85	81	79	79	79	78	82	92	99	94	93	81	73	72
Tue	73	74	88	87	84	80	79	78	79	85	97	98	94	86	81	74	71
Wed	73	74	89	88	86	80	78	78	79	85	97	98	96	93	86	79	73
Thu	73	74	92	88	86	77	77	77	78	88	92	100	96	92	87	81	76
Fri	73	74	85	85	79	79	78	79	86	100	106	98	93	86	77	77	73
Sat	71	72	71	73	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	75	74	74	74	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	74	73	73	74	80	83	77	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	73	85	85	81	79	79	79	78	82	92	99	94	93	81	73	72
Tue	73	74	88	87	84	80	79	78	79	85	97	98	94	86	81	74	71
Wed	73	74	89	88	86	80	78	78	79	85	97	98	96	93	86	79	73
Thu	73	74	92	88	86	77	77	77	78	88	92	100	96	92	87	81	76
Fri	73	74	85	85	79	79	78	79	86	100	106	98	93	86	77	77	73
Sat	71	72	71	73	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	75	74	74	74	73	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	74	73	73	74	80	83	77	73	71