Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Richmond

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 36 minutes via SR-24 West and I-680 North and I-80 East, usually 41 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Ramon to Richmond 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	31	33	35	38	38	35	35	35	35	37	42	45	48	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	35	40	43	36	35	34	34	37	45	52	54	45	34	32	31
Wed	31	32	35	40	39	35	35	34	35	38	46	54	57	48	35	32	31
Thu	31	33	36	40	42	35	34	34	35	38	45	52	57	47	35	33	32
Fri	31	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	54	60	57	46	36	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	38	39	40	40	39	36	35	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	37	36	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from San Ramon to Richmond (via SR-24 West and I-680 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Ramon to Richmond?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	35	38	38	35	35	35	35	37	42	45	48	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	35	40	43	36	35	34	34	37	45	52	54	45	34	32	31
Wed	31	32	35	40	39	35	35	34	35	38	46	54	57	48	35	32	31
Thu	31	33	36	40	42	35	34	34	35	38	45	52	57	47	35	33	32
Fri	31	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	54	60	57	46	36	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	38	39	40	40	39	36	35	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	37	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	35	38	38	35	35	35	35	37	42	45	48	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	35	40	43	36	35	34	34	37	45	52	54	45	34	32	31
Wed	31	32	35	40	39	35	35	34	35	38	46	54	57	48	35	32	31
Thu	31	33	36	40	42	35	34	34	35	38	45	52	57	47	35	33	32
Fri	31	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	54	60	57	46	36	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	38	39	40	40	39	36	35	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	37	36	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	35	38	38	35	35	35	35	37	42	45	48	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	35	40	43	36	35	34	34	37	45	52	54	45	34	32	31
Wed	31	32	35	40	39	35	35	34	35	38	46	54	57	48	35	32	31
Thu	31	33	36	40	42	35	34	34	35	38	45	52	57	47	35	33	32
Fri	31	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	37	45	54	60	57	46	36	32	31
Sat	31	32	33	33	33	34	37	37	38	39	40	40	39	36	35	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	33	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	37	36	31