Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to San Rafael

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-580 East and I-80 East, usually 32 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 Leandro to San Rafael 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	29	30	30	33	33	32	32	33	33	34	40	44	48	41	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	32	32	34	41	48	55	48	32	31	30
Wed	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	33	35	42	50	58	49	34	31	30
Thu	29	30	30	33	34	32	32	32	33	35	40	51	61	51	34	31	30
Fri	29	29	30	32	32	32	32	33	35	40	47	56	61	48	35	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	32	33	36	37	38	38	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	34	34	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from San Leandro to San Rafael (via I-580 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 30 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 San Rafael 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 San Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to San Rafael?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (20 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	29	30	30	33	33	32	32	33	33	34	40	44	48	41	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	32	32	34	41	48	55	48	32	31	30
Wed	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	33	35	42	50	58	49	34	31	30
Thu	29	30	30	33	34	32	32	32	33	35	40	51	61	51	34	31	30
Fri	29	29	30	32	32	32	32	33	35	40	47	56	61	48	35	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	32	33	36	37	38	38	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	34	34	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	30	33	33	32	32	33	33	34	40	44	48	41	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	32	32	34	41	48	55	48	32	31	30
Wed	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	33	35	42	50	58	49	34	31	30
Thu	29	30	30	33	34	32	32	32	33	35	40	51	61	51	34	31	30
Fri	29	29	30	32	32	32	32	33	35	40	47	56	61	48	35	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	32	33	36	37	38	38	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	34	34	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	30	33	33	32	32	33	33	34	40	44	48	41	32	30	30
Tue	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	32	32	34	41	48	55	48	32	31	30
Wed	29	30	30	32	33	32	32	33	33	35	42	50	58	49	34	31	30
Thu	29	30	30	33	34	32	32	32	33	35	40	51	61	51	34	31	30
Fri	29	29	30	32	32	32	32	33	35	40	47	56	61	48	35	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	30	32	33	36	37	38	38	37	33	32	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	34	34	32	32	32	30