Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Livermore

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via SR-92 East and I-580 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Mateo to Livermore 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	37	40	41	46	47	43	42	42	46	48	60	60	57	53	42	40	38
Tue	36	40	40	46	46	44	42	42	43	49	59	59	67	59	49	39	37
Wed	37	40	40	46	47	43	41	42	45	53	62	64	68	60	48	39	36
Thu	37	40	40	47	47	43	41	41	45	49	59	62	72	57	47	40	36
Fri	37	40	40	43	43	42	42	43	45	50	60	63	59	52	44	38	36
Sat	37	37	40	39	39	40	42	43	44	43	45	46	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	36	36	38	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from San Mateo to Livermore (via SR-92 East and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Mateo to central Livermore 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 Mateo to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Mateo to Livermore?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 36 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Livermore?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	41	46	47	43	42	42	46	48	60	60	57	53	42	40	38
Tue	36	40	40	46	46	44	42	42	43	49	59	59	67	59	49	39	37
Wed	37	40	40	46	47	43	41	42	45	53	62	64	68	60	48	39	36
Thu	37	40	40	47	47	43	41	41	45	49	59	62	72	57	47	40	36
Fri	37	40	40	43	43	42	42	43	45	50	60	63	59	52	44	38	36
Sat	37	37	40	39	39	40	42	43	44	43	45	46	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	36	36	38	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	41	46	47	43	42	42	46	48	60	60	57	53	42	40	38
Tue	36	40	40	46	46	44	42	42	43	49	59	59	67	59	49	39	37
Wed	37	40	40	46	47	43	41	42	45	53	62	64	68	60	48	39	36
Thu	37	40	40	47	47	43	41	41	45	49	59	62	72	57	47	40	36
Fri	37	40	40	43	43	42	42	43	45	50	60	63	59	52	44	38	36
Sat	37	37	40	39	39	40	42	43	44	43	45	46	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	36	36	38	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	40	41	46	47	43	42	42	46	48	60	60	57	53	42	40	38
Tue	36	40	40	46	46	44	42	42	43	49	59	59	67	59	49	39	37
Wed	37	40	40	46	47	43	41	42	45	53	62	64	68	60	48	39	36
Thu	37	40	40	47	47	43	41	41	45	49	59	62	72	57	47	40	36
Fri	37	40	40	43	43	42	42	43	45	50	60	63	59	52	44	38	36
Sat	37	37	40	39	39	40	42	43	44	43	45	46	45	43	40	39	37
Sun	37	36	36	38	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	37