Best Time to Drive from Ripon to Oakland

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-580 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Ripon to Oakland 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	68	69	77	78	77	74	74	74	73	76	85	90	87	80	72	68	68
Tue	68	69	79	80	77	74	74	73	73	79	90	91	88	81	76	70	67
Wed	68	70	80	82	78	74	74	73	73	78	92	94	90	85	80	73	68
Thu	68	70	82	82	79	73	73	72	74	82	88	91	89	82	79	74	69
Fri	68	69	77	75	73	74	73	75	81	93	100	92	85	77	72	71	68
Sat	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	69	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	73	70	69	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Ripon to Oakland (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ripon to downtown Oakland 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 Ripon to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ripon to Oakland?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 67 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ripon to Oakland?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (47 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Ripon (return trip) · Ripon to San Jose · Ripon to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	69	77	78	77	74	74	74	73	76	85	90	87	80	72	68	68
Tue	68	69	79	80	77	74	74	73	73	79	90	91	88	81	76	70	67
Wed	68	70	80	82	78	74	74	73	73	78	92	94	90	85	80	73	68
Thu	68	70	82	82	79	73	73	72	74	82	88	91	89	82	79	74	69
Fri	68	69	77	75	73	74	73	75	81	93	100	92	85	77	72	71	68
Sat	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	69	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	73	70	69	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	69	77	78	77	74	74	74	73	76	85	90	87	80	72	68	68
Tue	68	69	79	80	77	74	74	73	73	79	90	91	88	81	76	70	67
Wed	68	70	80	82	78	74	74	73	73	78	92	94	90	85	80	73	68
Thu	68	70	82	82	79	73	73	72	74	82	88	91	89	82	79	74	69
Fri	68	69	77	75	73	74	73	75	81	93	100	92	85	77	72	71	68
Sat	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	69	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	73	70	69	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	69	77	78	77	74	74	74	73	76	85	90	87	80	72	68	68
Tue	68	69	79	80	77	74	74	73	73	79	90	91	88	81	76	70	67
Wed	68	70	80	82	78	74	74	73	73	78	92	94	90	85	80	73	68
Thu	68	70	82	82	79	73	73	72	74	82	88	91	89	82	79	74	69
Fri	68	69	77	75	73	74	73	75	81	93	100	92	85	77	72	71	68
Sat	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	69	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	71	73	70	69	67