Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Martinez

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-80 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Martinez 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	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	40	48	52	56	51	39	38	37
Tue	35	36	36	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	50	59	64	58	40	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	51	60	66	58	42	38	36
Thu	35	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	40	48	60	68	59	42	38	36
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	46	60	67	70	55	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	43	43	43	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from San Francisco to Martinez (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 13 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 Martinez 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 Martinez?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 34 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Martinez?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (25 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	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	40	48	52	56	51	39	38	37
Tue	35	36	36	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	50	59	64	58	40	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	51	60	66	58	42	38	36
Thu	35	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	40	48	60	68	59	42	38	36
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	46	60	67	70	55	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	43	43	43	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	40	48	52	56	51	39	38	37
Tue	35	36	36	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	50	59	64	58	40	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	51	60	66	58	42	38	36
Thu	35	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	40	48	60	68	59	42	38	36
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	46	60	67	70	55	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	43	43	43	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	40	48	52	56	51	39	38	37
Tue	35	36	36	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	50	59	64	58	40	38	36
Wed	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	51	60	66	58	42	38	36
Thu	35	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	40	48	60	68	59	42	38	36
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	46	60	67	70	55	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	42	43	43	43	42	40	38	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	36	36	37	38	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	35