Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Napa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-80 East and I-580 East, usually 60 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 Leandro to Napa 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	53	58	63	66	63	62	62	61	60	63	74	76	80	67	56	55	54
Tue	54	58	62	67	64	60	60	60	60	62	74	84	90	77	58	56	54
Wed	54	59	63	67	63	60	60	60	60	62	74	88	94	78	60	56	54
Thu	54	58	63	66	66	61	60	60	60	63	73	90	97	82	60	56	54
Fri	53	57	59	61	61	60	61	62	66	74	87	97	95	76	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	63	64	64	63	62	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	56	59	60	62	62	60	60	59	57	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Leandro to Napa (via I-80 East and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (19 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro to central Napa 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 Leandro to Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to Napa?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 53 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Napa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	63	66	63	62	62	61	60	63	74	76	80	67	56	55	54
Tue	54	58	62	67	64	60	60	60	60	62	74	84	90	77	58	56	54
Wed	54	59	63	67	63	60	60	60	60	62	74	88	94	78	60	56	54
Thu	54	58	63	66	66	61	60	60	60	63	73	90	97	82	60	56	54
Fri	53	57	59	61	61	60	61	62	66	74	87	97	95	76	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	63	64	64	63	62	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	56	59	60	62	62	60	60	59	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	63	66	63	62	62	61	60	63	74	76	80	67	56	55	54
Tue	54	58	62	67	64	60	60	60	60	62	74	84	90	77	58	56	54
Wed	54	59	63	67	63	60	60	60	60	62	74	88	94	78	60	56	54
Thu	54	58	63	66	66	61	60	60	60	63	73	90	97	82	60	56	54
Fri	53	57	59	61	61	60	61	62	66	74	87	97	95	76	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	63	64	64	63	62	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	56	59	60	62	62	60	60	59	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	63	66	63	62	62	61	60	63	74	76	80	67	56	55	54
Tue	54	58	62	67	64	60	60	60	60	62	74	84	90	77	58	56	54
Wed	54	59	63	67	63	60	60	60	60	62	74	88	94	78	60	56	54
Thu	54	58	63	66	66	61	60	60	60	63	73	90	97	82	60	56	54
Fri	53	57	59	61	61	60	61	62	66	74	87	97	95	76	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	57	61	61	63	64	64	63	62	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	56	59	60	62	62	60	60	59	57	57	57	54