Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Richmond to OAK
Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via I-880 South and I-80 West, usually 28 at this time.
Only 35% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 22 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Tue | 22 | 24 | 30 | 53 | 49 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Wed | 22 | 23 | 29 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
| Thu | 22 | 24 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
| Fri | 22 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Sat | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Sun | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Richmond to OAK (via I-880 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).
About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond (Macdonald Avenue) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) 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 OAK?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Richmond to OAK?
The 21-mile drive usually takes 22 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Richmond to OAK?
Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles)
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