Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cordova to Livermore

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via SR-99 South and I-580 East, usually 99 at this time.

Only 16% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Rancho Cordova to Livermore (via SR-99 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 60 miles surface streets (35 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cordova to central Livermore 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 Rancho Cordova to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cordova to Livermore?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 97 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cordova to Livermore?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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