Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to San Francisco

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-24 West and I-680 North and I-80 West, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Ramon to San Francisco 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	40	43	46	43	40	37	36	35	35	35	38	40	36	33	33	31
Tue	30	40	46	47	49	44	40	35	34	34	37	43	48	44	33	32	31
Wed	30	40	44	47	47	44	41	36	34	34	37	44	55	47	34	32	31
Thu	31	40	44	47	47	44	40	37	35	36	39	50	67	49	35	33	32
Fri	30	36	39	38	38	36	34	34	35	38	42	49	57	47	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	34	33	35	37	45	48	48	46	48	44	45	44	38	36	33
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	39	43	48	47	46	44	44	40	38	37	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from San Ramon to San Francisco (via SR-24 West and I-680 North and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 30 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to San Francisco?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (1.2 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	40	43	46	43	40	37	36	35	35	35	38	40	36	33	33	31
Tue	30	40	46	47	49	44	40	35	34	34	37	43	48	44	33	32	31
Wed	30	40	44	47	47	44	41	36	34	34	37	44	55	47	34	32	31
Thu	31	40	44	47	47	44	40	37	35	36	39	50	67	49	35	33	32
Fri	30	36	39	38	38	36	34	34	35	38	42	49	57	47	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	34	33	35	37	45	48	48	46	48	44	45	44	38	36	33
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	39	43	48	47	46	44	44	40	38	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	43	46	43	40	37	36	35	35	35	38	40	36	33	33	31
Tue	30	40	46	47	49	44	40	35	34	34	37	43	48	44	33	32	31
Wed	30	40	44	47	47	44	41	36	34	34	37	44	55	47	34	32	31
Thu	31	40	44	47	47	44	40	37	35	36	39	50	67	49	35	33	32
Fri	30	36	39	38	38	36	34	34	35	38	42	49	57	47	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	34	33	35	37	45	48	48	46	48	44	45	44	38	36	33
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	39	43	48	47	46	44	44	40	38	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	40	43	46	43	40	37	36	35	35	35	38	40	36	33	33	31
Tue	30	40	46	47	49	44	40	35	34	34	37	43	48	44	33	32	31
Wed	30	40	44	47	47	44	41	36	34	34	37	44	55	47	34	32	31
Thu	31	40	44	47	47	44	40	37	35	36	39	50	67	49	35	33	32
Fri	30	36	39	38	38	36	34	34	35	38	42	49	57	47	36	33	32
Sat	31	32	34	33	35	37	45	48	48	46	48	44	45	44	38	36	33
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	39	43	48	47	46	44	44	40	38	37	32