Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Livermore

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-5 South and I-580 East, usually 110 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 Sacramento 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	82	82	84	84	85	88	89	89	88	89	115	123	119	124	93	84	82
Tue	83	84	84	84	86	88	89	88	88	90	108	105	105	113	98	85	81
Wed	82	83	84	84	84	88	88	87	87	91	103	104	112	120	102	85	82
Thu	83	83	84	83	85	87	86	87	87	95	94	118	106	117	106	118	97
Fri	82	82	83	82	84	85	86	86	88	107	117	113	111	106	91	91	90
Sat	80	80	80	79	81	80	81	81	83	85	85	84	82	83	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Sacramento to Livermore (via I-5 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 81 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Livermore?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (13 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	82	84	84	85	88	89	89	88	89	115	123	119	124	93	84	82
Tue	83	84	84	84	86	88	89	88	88	90	108	105	105	113	98	85	81
Wed	82	83	84	84	84	88	88	87	87	91	103	104	112	120	102	85	82
Thu	83	83	84	83	85	87	86	87	87	95	94	118	106	117	106	118	97
Fri	82	82	83	82	84	85	86	86	88	107	117	113	111	106	91	91	90
Sat	80	80	80	79	81	80	81	81	83	85	85	84	82	83	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	82	84	84	85	88	89	89	88	89	115	123	119	124	93	84	82
Tue	83	84	84	84	86	88	89	88	88	90	108	105	105	113	98	85	81
Wed	82	83	84	84	84	88	88	87	87	91	103	104	112	120	102	85	82
Thu	83	83	84	83	85	87	86	87	87	95	94	118	106	117	106	118	97
Fri	82	82	83	82	84	85	86	86	88	107	117	113	111	106	91	91	90
Sat	80	80	80	79	81	80	81	81	83	85	85	84	82	83	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	82	84	84	85	88	89	89	88	89	115	123	119	124	93	84	82
Tue	83	84	84	84	86	88	89	88	88	90	108	105	105	113	98	85	81
Wed	82	83	84	84	84	88	88	87	87	91	103	104	112	120	102	85	82
Thu	83	83	84	83	85	87	86	87	87	95	94	118	106	117	106	118	97
Fri	82	82	83	82	84	85	86	86	88	107	117	113	111	106	91	91	90
Sat	80	80	80	79	81	80	81	81	83	85	85	84	82	83	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	82