Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Walnut Creek

Right now (9:22 am PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-24 East and I-80 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 49% 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.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Richmond to Walnut Creek (via SR-24 East and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 54 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 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Walnut Creek to Richmond

Freeway, about 23 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Richmond (Macdonald Avenue) to central Walnut Creek (North Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Richmond to Walnut Creek by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2426373936303030303038373731262524
Tue2426364743333029293040475139282624
Wed2425354139312929283039495241282524
Thu2326344442333129303244535442282524
Fri2425293533272930313849534634282724
Sat2424252526273131323437363633302825
Sun2424242425263131333434333333312825

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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Richmond to Walnut Creek?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 23 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-24 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.2 miles)

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