Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to San Leandro

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-580 West, usually 31 at this time.

Only 79% 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 San Leandro 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	32	48	53	42	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	36	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	32	68	79	52	39	35	34	33	34	38	36	37	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	31	62	69	46	37	35	35	34	34	37	37	39	34	31	31	30
Thu	29	32	65	76	51	38	36	36	36	36	42	39	41	36	32	31	30
Fri	29	31	43	51	39	34	36	36	37	37	41	38	37	34	34	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	34	38	44	42	42	41	39	40	38	36	34	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	37	40	41	40	41	39	39	39	39	34	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from San Rafael to San Leandro (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (46 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 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Rafael to central San Leandro 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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (24 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	29	32	48	53	42	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	36	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	32	68	79	52	39	35	34	33	34	38	36	37	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	31	62	69	46	37	35	35	34	34	37	37	39	34	31	31	30
Thu	29	32	65	76	51	38	36	36	36	36	42	39	41	36	32	31	30
Fri	29	31	43	51	39	34	36	36	37	37	41	38	37	34	34	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	34	38	44	42	42	41	39	40	38	36	34	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	37	40	41	40	41	39	39	39	39	34	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	48	53	42	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	36	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	32	68	79	52	39	35	34	33	34	38	36	37	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	31	62	69	46	37	35	35	34	34	37	37	39	34	31	31	30
Thu	29	32	65	76	51	38	36	36	36	36	42	39	41	36	32	31	30
Fri	29	31	43	51	39	34	36	36	37	37	41	38	37	34	34	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	34	38	44	42	42	41	39	40	38	36	34	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	37	40	41	40	41	39	39	39	39	34	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	48	53	42	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	36	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	32	68	79	52	39	35	34	33	34	38	36	37	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	31	62	69	46	37	35	35	34	34	37	37	39	34	31	31	30
Thu	29	32	65	76	51	38	36	36	36	36	42	39	41	36	32	31	30
Fri	29	31	43	51	39	34	36	36	37	37	41	38	37	34	34	32	30
Sat	29	29	30	30	31	34	38	44	42	42	41	39	40	38	36	34	31
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	37	40	41	40	41	39	39	39	39	34	30