Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Oakland
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via SR-24 West and I-680 North, usually 25 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Tue | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Wed | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Thu | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Fri | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Sat | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 26-mile drive from San Ramon to Oakland (via SR-24 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (28 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon to downtown Oakland 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 Ramon to Oakland?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Ramon to Oakland?
The 26-mile drive usually takes 24 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Oakland?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)
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More drives
Oakland to San Ramon (return trip) · San Ramon to San Jose · San Ramon to San Francisco · San Ramon to Sacramento