Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Campbell

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-880 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Richmond to Campbell 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	50	61	85	90	81	69	65	64	63	65	70	73	76	61	54	52	52
Tue	50	65	94	107	89	73	66	63	61	64	71	81	83	69	56	52	52
Wed	50	63	93	99	85	71	66	64	62	66	71	83	86	71	57	52	51
Thu	50	64	93	102	87	72	67	63	65	68	78	88	88	73	58	52	51
Fri	50	59	71	73	70	63	64	64	67	71	79	81	79	71	62	55	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	63	65	66	67	70	71	72	68	62	57	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	60	63	65	66	66	67	68	67	64	61	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Richmond to Campbell (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond to central Campbell 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 Richmond to Campbell?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Campbell?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (46 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	61	85	90	81	69	65	64	63	65	70	73	76	61	54	52	52
Tue	50	65	94	107	89	73	66	63	61	64	71	81	83	69	56	52	52
Wed	50	63	93	99	85	71	66	64	62	66	71	83	86	71	57	52	51
Thu	50	64	93	102	87	72	67	63	65	68	78	88	88	73	58	52	51
Fri	50	59	71	73	70	63	64	64	67	71	79	81	79	71	62	55	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	63	65	66	67	70	71	72	68	62	57	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	60	63	65	66	66	67	68	67	64	61	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	61	85	90	81	69	65	64	63	65	70	73	76	61	54	52	52
Tue	50	65	94	107	89	73	66	63	61	64	71	81	83	69	56	52	52
Wed	50	63	93	99	85	71	66	64	62	66	71	83	86	71	57	52	51
Thu	50	64	93	102	87	72	67	63	65	68	78	88	88	73	58	52	51
Fri	50	59	71	73	70	63	64	64	67	71	79	81	79	71	62	55	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	63	65	66	67	70	71	72	68	62	57	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	60	63	65	66	66	67	68	67	64	61	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	61	85	90	81	69	65	64	63	65	70	73	76	61	54	52	52
Tue	50	65	94	107	89	73	66	63	61	64	71	81	83	69	56	52	52
Wed	50	63	93	99	85	71	66	64	62	66	71	83	86	71	57	52	51
Thu	50	64	93	102	87	72	67	63	65	68	78	88	88	73	58	52	51
Fri	50	59	71	73	70	63	64	64	67	71	79	81	79	71	62	55	52
Sat	51	51	52	53	54	57	63	65	66	67	70	71	72	68	62	57	53
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	55	60	63	65	66	66	67	68	67	64	61	52