Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Bay Point

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 55 at this time.

Only 65% 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 San Francisco to Bay Point 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	41	47	49	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	62	64	66	57	47	45	43
Tue	41	48	49	49	46	46	45	45	46	47	65	72	78	65	48	45	42
Wed	41	46	48	48	45	44	44	45	45	47	63	75	81	65	50	45	42
Thu	41	47	49	49	44	45	45	45	46	50	63	74	80	68	49	45	42
Fri	40	44	47	45	44	44	44	45	47	54	74	81	78	62	50	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	42	44	45	49	50	50	50	49	46	45	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	49	47	47	46	45	45	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from San Francisco to Bay Point (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 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 downtown San Francisco to central Bay Point 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 San Francisco to Bay Point?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Bay Point?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Bay Point?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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	41	47	49	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	62	64	66	57	47	45	43
Tue	41	48	49	49	46	46	45	45	46	47	65	72	78	65	48	45	42
Wed	41	46	48	48	45	44	44	45	45	47	63	75	81	65	50	45	42
Thu	41	47	49	49	44	45	45	45	46	50	63	74	80	68	49	45	42
Fri	40	44	47	45	44	44	44	45	47	54	74	81	78	62	50	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	42	44	45	49	50	50	50	49	46	45	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	49	47	47	46	45	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	49	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	62	64	66	57	47	45	43
Tue	41	48	49	49	46	46	45	45	46	47	65	72	78	65	48	45	42
Wed	41	46	48	48	45	44	44	45	45	47	63	75	81	65	50	45	42
Thu	41	47	49	49	44	45	45	45	46	50	63	74	80	68	49	45	42
Fri	40	44	47	45	44	44	44	45	47	54	74	81	78	62	50	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	42	44	45	49	50	50	50	49	46	45	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	49	47	47	46	45	45	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	47	49	47	47	46	46	47	46	48	62	64	66	57	47	45	43
Tue	41	48	49	49	46	46	45	45	46	47	65	72	78	65	48	45	42
Wed	41	46	48	48	45	44	44	45	45	47	63	75	81	65	50	45	42
Thu	41	47	49	49	44	45	45	45	46	50	63	74	80	68	49	45	42
Fri	40	44	47	45	44	44	44	45	47	54	74	81	78	62	50	45	42
Sat	40	41	41	41	42	42	44	45	49	50	50	50	49	46	45	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	49	47	47	46	45	45	44	41