Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Livermore

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-580 West, usually 44 at this time.

Only 63% 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 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	39	44	52	63	57	49	48	48	48	47	50	48	49	44	43	42	40
Tue	39	45	53	79	66	54	48	46	46	45	49	50	53	49	44	41	40
Wed	39	44	51	70	62	53	48	47	47	46	48	51	53	49	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	50	76	65	53	48	46	48	47	54	54	56	50	44	42	40
Fri	39	44	47	60	52	47	48	48	48	48	53	54	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	51	52	52	51	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	41	43	44	48	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	50	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Richmond to Livermore (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 42 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 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 Richmond to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Livermore?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	52	63	57	49	48	48	48	47	50	48	49	44	43	42	40
Tue	39	45	53	79	66	54	48	46	46	45	49	50	53	49	44	41	40
Wed	39	44	51	70	62	53	48	47	47	46	48	51	53	49	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	50	76	65	53	48	46	48	47	54	54	56	50	44	42	40
Fri	39	44	47	60	52	47	48	48	48	48	53	54	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	51	52	52	51	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	41	43	44	48	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	50	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	52	63	57	49	48	48	48	47	50	48	49	44	43	42	40
Tue	39	45	53	79	66	54	48	46	46	45	49	50	53	49	44	41	40
Wed	39	44	51	70	62	53	48	47	47	46	48	51	53	49	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	50	76	65	53	48	46	48	47	54	54	56	50	44	42	40
Fri	39	44	47	60	52	47	48	48	48	48	53	54	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	51	52	52	51	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	41	43	44	48	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	50	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	52	63	57	49	48	48	48	47	50	48	49	44	43	42	40
Tue	39	45	53	79	66	54	48	46	46	45	49	50	53	49	44	41	40
Wed	39	44	51	70	62	53	48	47	47	46	48	51	53	49	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	50	76	65	53	48	46	48	47	54	54	56	50	44	42	40
Fri	39	44	47	60	52	47	48	48	48	48	53	54	51	48	45	42	40
Sat	39	40	42	42	43	45	48	50	49	49	51	52	52	51	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	41	43	44	48	49	51	51	52	53	53	52	52	50	41