Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Oakland
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 15 minutes via I-580 East, usually 15 at this time.
Only 23% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Tue | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Wed | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Thu | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Fri | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Sat | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Sun | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 12-mile drive from San Leandro to Oakland (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 27 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 15 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (16 minutes).
About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 27 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to Oakland?
The 12-mile drive usually takes 14 to 27 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 15 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Oakland?
Leaving around 6:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 27 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 East in Bay Area (8 miles)
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Oakland to San Leandro (return trip) · San Leandro to San Jose · San Leandro to San Francisco · San Leandro to Sacramento