Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Livermore

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 35 minutes via I-880 North and I-680 North.

Only 60% 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 Santa Clara 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	35	42	44	47	49	42	39	39	41	41	48	54	55	52	39	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	47	53	47	42	39	39	40	50	59	63	60	49	38	35
Wed	35	40	44	48	54	48	41	39	39	41	51	61	61	60	49	40	36
Thu	35	41	45	49	54	48	39	39	39	42	50	61	66	60	50	39	35
Fri	35	36	38	39	41	38	38	39	39	44	51	54	52	50	42	38	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	44	47	45	45	42	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Santa Clara to Livermore (via I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Livermore?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 35 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Livermore?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Livermore to Santa Clara (return trip) · Santa Clara to San Francisco · Santa Clara to Oakland · Santa Clara to Palo Alto · Santa Clara to Berkeley · Santa Clara to Fremont · Santa Clara to Walnut Creek · Santa Clara to San Mateo · Santa Clara to Hayward · Santa Clara to Pleasanton · Santa Clara to Richmond · Santa Clara to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	44	47	49	42	39	39	41	41	48	54	55	52	39	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	47	53	47	42	39	39	40	50	59	63	60	49	38	35
Wed	35	40	44	48	54	48	41	39	39	41	51	61	61	60	49	40	36
Thu	35	41	45	49	54	48	39	39	39	42	50	61	66	60	50	39	35
Fri	35	36	38	39	41	38	38	39	39	44	51	54	52	50	42	38	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	44	47	45	45	42	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	44	47	49	42	39	39	41	41	48	54	55	52	39	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	47	53	47	42	39	39	40	50	59	63	60	49	38	35
Wed	35	40	44	48	54	48	41	39	39	41	51	61	61	60	49	40	36
Thu	35	41	45	49	54	48	39	39	39	42	50	61	66	60	50	39	35
Fri	35	36	38	39	41	38	38	39	39	44	51	54	52	50	42	38	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	44	47	45	45	42	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	44	47	49	42	39	39	41	41	48	54	55	52	39	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	47	53	47	42	39	39	40	50	59	63	60	49	38	35
Wed	35	40	44	48	54	48	41	39	39	41	51	61	61	60	49	40	36
Thu	35	41	45	49	54	48	39	39	39	42	50	61	66	60	50	39	35
Fri	35	36	38	39	41	38	38	39	39	44	51	54	52	50	42	38	35
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	44	47	45	45	42	38	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	40	38	38	36