Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Oakley

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Oakley 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	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	62	73	76	80	72	59	58	56
Tue	54	56	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	78	87	92	79	61	58	55
Wed	54	55	56	57	58	58	58	59	59	62	78	89	95	80	63	58	55
Thu	54	55	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	63	75	89	95	82	63	59	56
Fri	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	68	89	96	93	77	64	59	56
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	63	64	64	62	60	58	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	59	61	60	60	59	58	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from San Francisco to Oakley (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 11 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 Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 54 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Oakley?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (22 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	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	62	73	76	80	72	59	58	56
Tue	54	56	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	78	87	92	79	61	58	55
Wed	54	55	56	57	58	58	58	59	59	62	78	89	95	80	63	58	55
Thu	54	55	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	63	75	89	95	82	63	59	56
Fri	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	68	89	96	93	77	64	59	56
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	63	64	64	62	60	58	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	59	61	60	60	59	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	62	73	76	80	72	59	58	56
Tue	54	56	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	78	87	92	79	61	58	55
Wed	54	55	56	57	58	58	58	59	59	62	78	89	95	80	63	58	55
Thu	54	55	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	63	75	89	95	82	63	59	56
Fri	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	68	89	96	93	77	64	59	56
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	63	64	64	62	60	58	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	59	61	60	60	59	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	62	73	76	80	72	59	58	56
Tue	54	56	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	78	87	92	79	61	58	55
Wed	54	55	56	57	58	58	58	59	59	62	78	89	95	80	63	58	55
Thu	54	55	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	63	75	89	95	82	63	59	56
Fri	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	68	89	96	93	77	64	59	56
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	62	63	64	64	62	60	58	59	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	59	61	60	60	59	58	58	58	55