Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Livermore

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-92 East and I-580 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Redwood City to Livermore 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	40	44	46	50	49	46	46	46	49	52	63	62	64	56	45	43	41
Tue	40	44	44	51	52	48	46	45	47	53	61	61	66	60	51	43	41
Wed	40	44	44	53	53	48	45	46	48	56	65	65	65	60	50	43	41
Thu	40	44	45	53	52	47	45	45	49	54	62	64	72	61	50	44	41
Fri	40	44	44	48	46	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	62	55	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	47	49	49	48	47	43	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Redwood City to Livermore (via SR-92 East and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City 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 Redwood City to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Livermore?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 40 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Livermore?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Livermore to Redwood City (return trip) · Redwood City to San Jose · Redwood City to San Francisco · Redwood City to Oakland · Redwood City to Stockton · Redwood City to Fremont · Redwood City to Modesto · Redwood City to Hayward · Redwood City to Sunnyvale · Redwood City to Salinas · Redwood City to Concord · Redwood City 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	40	44	46	50	49	46	46	46	49	52	63	62	64	56	45	43	41
Tue	40	44	44	51	52	48	46	45	47	53	61	61	66	60	51	43	41
Wed	40	44	44	53	53	48	45	46	48	56	65	65	65	60	50	43	41
Thu	40	44	45	53	52	47	45	45	49	54	62	64	72	61	50	44	41
Fri	40	44	44	48	46	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	62	55	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	47	49	49	48	47	43	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	44	46	50	49	46	46	46	49	52	63	62	64	56	45	43	41
Tue	40	44	44	51	52	48	46	45	47	53	61	61	66	60	51	43	41
Wed	40	44	44	53	53	48	45	46	48	56	65	65	65	60	50	43	41
Thu	40	44	45	53	52	47	45	45	49	54	62	64	72	61	50	44	41
Fri	40	44	44	48	46	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	62	55	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	47	49	49	48	47	43	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	44	46	50	49	46	46	46	49	52	63	62	64	56	45	43	41
Tue	40	44	44	51	52	48	46	45	47	53	61	61	66	60	51	43	41
Wed	40	44	44	53	53	48	45	46	48	56	65	65	65	60	50	43	41
Thu	40	44	45	53	52	47	45	45	49	54	62	64	72	61	50	44	41
Fri	40	44	44	48	46	46	46	47	49	53	62	66	62	55	47	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	43	43	44	45	45	47	47	49	49	48	47	43	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	44	44	45	46	46	45	46	46	47	46	46	45	41