Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Oakley

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East.

Only 40% 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 Oakley 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	74	79	82	90	90	83	82	81	83	85	95	94	93	86	79	77	76
Tue	74	79	81	90	91	86	83	82	82	85	98	99	103	93	83	78	74
Wed	74	83	81	90	91	85	83	82	84	91	101	102	106	92	83	79	74
Thu	74	80	82	93	93	86	81	79	83	91	103	104	108	92	84	82	77
Fri	74	80	82	86	84	82	81	84	83	91	105	100	97	88	79	79	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	79	81	82	83	80	81	82	82	80	77	77	74
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	78	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	79	79	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from San Mateo to Oakley (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (35 to 51 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 Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 74 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Oakley?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (15 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	82	90	90	83	82	81	83	85	95	94	93	86	79	77	76
Tue	74	79	81	90	91	86	83	82	82	85	98	99	103	93	83	78	74
Wed	74	83	81	90	91	85	83	82	84	91	101	102	106	92	83	79	74
Thu	74	80	82	93	93	86	81	79	83	91	103	104	108	92	84	82	77
Fri	74	80	82	86	84	82	81	84	83	91	105	100	97	88	79	79	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	79	81	82	83	80	81	82	82	80	77	77	74
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	78	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	79	79	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	82	90	90	83	82	81	83	85	95	94	93	86	79	77	76
Tue	74	79	81	90	91	86	83	82	82	85	98	99	103	93	83	78	74
Wed	74	83	81	90	91	85	83	82	84	91	101	102	106	92	83	79	74
Thu	74	80	82	93	93	86	81	79	83	91	103	104	108	92	84	82	77
Fri	74	80	82	86	84	82	81	84	83	91	105	100	97	88	79	79	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	79	81	82	83	80	81	82	82	80	77	77	74
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	78	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	79	79	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	82	90	90	83	82	81	83	85	95	94	93	86	79	77	76
Tue	74	79	81	90	91	86	83	82	82	85	98	99	103	93	83	78	74
Wed	74	83	81	90	91	85	83	82	84	91	101	102	106	92	83	79	74
Thu	74	80	82	93	93	86	81	79	83	91	103	104	108	92	84	82	77
Fri	74	80	82	86	84	82	81	84	83	91	105	100	97	88	79	79	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	79	81	82	83	80	81	82	82	80	77	77	74
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	78	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	80	79	79	74