Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to Livermore

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-580 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Rafael 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	48	55	74	80	66	58	57	56	56	55	58	56	56	52	51	50	49
Tue	48	55	92	104	78	64	57	55	54	54	58	56	59	54	51	50	49
Wed	48	54	86	95	72	62	58	56	56	54	57	57	60	54	51	50	49
Thu	48	55	91	101	77	62	57	57	56	56	62	59	61	56	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	66	75	62	57	58	58	58	57	62	60	59	56	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	51	51	52	56	60	67	64	64	63	61	62	60	57	54	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	52	54	59	63	63	62	64	63	62	61	61	56	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Rafael to Livermore (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (about 3 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Rafael 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 Rafael to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to Livermore?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	74	80	66	58	57	56	56	55	58	56	56	52	51	50	49
Tue	48	55	92	104	78	64	57	55	54	54	58	56	59	54	51	50	49
Wed	48	54	86	95	72	62	58	56	56	54	57	57	60	54	51	50	49
Thu	48	55	91	101	77	62	57	57	56	56	62	59	61	56	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	66	75	62	57	58	58	58	57	62	60	59	56	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	51	51	52	56	60	67	64	64	63	61	62	60	57	54	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	52	54	59	63	63	62	64	63	62	61	61	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	74	80	66	58	57	56	56	55	58	56	56	52	51	50	49
Tue	48	55	92	104	78	64	57	55	54	54	58	56	59	54	51	50	49
Wed	48	54	86	95	72	62	58	56	56	54	57	57	60	54	51	50	49
Thu	48	55	91	101	77	62	57	57	56	56	62	59	61	56	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	66	75	62	57	58	58	58	57	62	60	59	56	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	51	51	52	56	60	67	64	64	63	61	62	60	57	54	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	52	54	59	63	63	62	64	63	62	61	61	56	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	55	74	80	66	58	57	56	56	55	58	56	56	52	51	50	49
Tue	48	55	92	104	78	64	57	55	54	54	58	56	59	54	51	50	49
Wed	48	54	86	95	72	62	58	56	56	54	57	57	60	54	51	50	49
Thu	48	55	91	101	77	62	57	57	56	56	62	59	61	56	52	50	49
Fri	48	54	66	75	62	57	58	58	58	57	62	60	59	56	54	51	49
Sat	48	49	51	51	52	56	60	67	64	64	63	61	62	60	57	54	50
Sun	48	48	48	50	52	54	59	63	63	62	64	63	62	61	61	56	49