Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Livermore

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-580 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 59% 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 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	40	45	51	57	52	49	47	46	45	44	45	45	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	40	45	50	63	62	50	46	44	44	44	44	46	47	46	44	42	41
Wed	40	45	48	61	55	50	46	45	46	45	44	45	48	45	43	43	41
Thu	40	45	47	63	57	49	44	43	44	44	44	45	47	44	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	50	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	48	49	47	44	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	42	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	46	44	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	46	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from San Francisco to Livermore (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (47 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 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 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 San Francisco to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Livermore?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Livermore?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	51	57	52	49	47	46	45	44	45	45	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	40	45	50	63	62	50	46	44	44	44	44	46	47	46	44	42	41
Wed	40	45	48	61	55	50	46	45	46	45	44	45	48	45	43	43	41
Thu	40	45	47	63	57	49	44	43	44	44	44	45	47	44	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	50	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	48	49	47	44	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	42	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	46	44	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	51	57	52	49	47	46	45	44	45	45	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	40	45	50	63	62	50	46	44	44	44	44	46	47	46	44	42	41
Wed	40	45	48	61	55	50	46	45	46	45	44	45	48	45	43	43	41
Thu	40	45	47	63	57	49	44	43	44	44	44	45	47	44	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	50	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	48	49	47	44	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	42	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	46	44	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	51	57	52	49	47	46	45	44	45	45	45	44	43	43	41
Tue	40	45	50	63	62	50	46	44	44	44	44	46	47	46	44	42	41
Wed	40	45	48	61	55	50	46	45	46	45	44	45	48	45	43	43	41
Thu	40	45	47	63	57	49	44	43	44	44	44	45	47	44	43	44	42
Fri	40	44	45	50	48	46	46	46	45	45	46	48	49	47	44	42	40
Sat	40	41	43	42	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	46	44	44	41
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	46	47	47	46	46	46	41