Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Novato

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 38 minutes via I-580 East and US-101 North and I-80 East.

Only 68% 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 Novato 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	38	39	41	43	43	41	42	42	42	44	48	51	55	49	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	42	44	44	41	41	41	42	44	49	56	62	55	41	40	39
Wed	38	39	42	43	44	42	42	42	42	44	49	55	62	54	42	40	39
Thu	38	39	42	44	44	42	41	41	42	44	48	56	64	56	43	40	39
Fri	38	38	40	42	42	41	42	43	44	49	55	63	67	55	44	40	39
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	42	42	45	45	46	45	45	42	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	44	45	43	41	41	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from San Leandro to Novato (via I-580 East and US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Novato 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 Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Novato?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (21 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	41	43	43	41	42	42	42	44	48	51	55	49	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	42	44	44	41	41	41	42	44	49	56	62	55	41	40	39
Wed	38	39	42	43	44	42	42	42	42	44	49	55	62	54	42	40	39
Thu	38	39	42	44	44	42	41	41	42	44	48	56	64	56	43	40	39
Fri	38	38	40	42	42	41	42	43	44	49	55	63	67	55	44	40	39
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	42	42	45	45	46	45	45	42	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	44	45	43	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	41	43	43	41	42	42	42	44	48	51	55	49	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	42	44	44	41	41	41	42	44	49	56	62	55	41	40	39
Wed	38	39	42	43	44	42	42	42	42	44	49	55	62	54	42	40	39
Thu	38	39	42	44	44	42	41	41	42	44	48	56	64	56	43	40	39
Fri	38	38	40	42	42	41	42	43	44	49	55	63	67	55	44	40	39
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	42	42	45	45	46	45	45	42	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	44	45	43	41	41	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	41	43	43	41	42	42	42	44	48	51	55	49	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	42	44	44	41	41	41	42	44	49	56	62	55	41	40	39
Wed	38	39	42	43	44	42	42	42	42	44	49	55	62	54	42	40	39
Thu	38	39	42	44	44	42	41	41	42	44	48	56	64	56	43	40	39
Fri	38	38	40	42	42	41	42	43	44	49	55	63	67	55	44	40	39
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	42	42	45	45	46	45	45	42	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	38	38	38	39	40	42	44	45	44	45	43	41	41	41	39