Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Oakley

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 47 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, 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 Oakley 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	43	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	51	55	57	52	45	44	44
Tue	43	44	45	46	47	46	45	45	46	47	55	62	66	59	48	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	53	62	68	60	49	45	43
Thu	43	44	45	47	47	45	45	45	46	47	56	65	68	59	50	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	57	66	63	54	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Richmond to Oakley (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond to central Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 42 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Oakley?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	51	55	57	52	45	44	44
Tue	43	44	45	46	47	46	45	45	46	47	55	62	66	59	48	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	53	62	68	60	49	45	43
Thu	43	44	45	47	47	45	45	45	46	47	56	65	68	59	50	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	57	66	63	54	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	51	55	57	52	45	44	44
Tue	43	44	45	46	47	46	45	45	46	47	55	62	66	59	48	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	53	62	68	60	49	45	43
Thu	43	44	45	47	47	45	45	45	46	47	56	65	68	59	50	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	57	66	63	54	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	51	55	57	52	45	44	44
Tue	43	44	45	46	47	46	45	45	46	47	55	62	66	59	48	44	43
Wed	42	43	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	53	62	68	60	49	45	43
Thu	43	44	45	47	47	45	45	45	46	47	56	65	68	59	50	45	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	57	66	63	54	48	45	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43