Best Time to Drive from South San Francisco to Livermore

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-92 East and US-101 South and I-580 West, usually 48 at this time.

Only 50% 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 South San Francisco 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	43	47	49	53	52	50	50	50	53	56	70	67	66	60	48	46	44
Tue	43	46	47	53	52	50	49	48	50	56	67	66	72	62	54	45	43
Wed	43	46	47	53	52	50	48	49	51	60	70	69	71	64	53	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	54	52	51	49	49	53	56	67	71	78	65	55	47	43
Fri	43	47	47	50	50	49	49	50	52	57	69	70	66	60	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	51	50	52	53	52	51	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	42	44	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from South San Francisco to Livermore (via SR-92 East and US-101 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South San Francisco to Livermore?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 43 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South San Francisco to Livermore?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (22 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Livermore to South San Francisco (return trip) · South San Francisco to Stockton · South San Francisco to Santa Rosa · South San Francisco to Concord · South San Francisco to Vallejo · South San Francisco to Fairfield · South San Francisco to Antioch · South San Francisco to San Mateo · South San Francisco to Vacaville · South San Francisco to San Leandro · South San Francisco to Tracy · South San Francisco to Redwood City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	49	53	52	50	50	50	53	56	70	67	66	60	48	46	44
Tue	43	46	47	53	52	50	49	48	50	56	67	66	72	62	54	45	43
Wed	43	46	47	53	52	50	48	49	51	60	70	69	71	64	53	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	54	52	51	49	49	53	56	67	71	78	65	55	47	43
Fri	43	47	47	50	50	49	49	50	52	57	69	70	66	60	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	51	50	52	53	52	51	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	42	44	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	49	53	52	50	50	50	53	56	70	67	66	60	48	46	44
Tue	43	46	47	53	52	50	49	48	50	56	67	66	72	62	54	45	43
Wed	43	46	47	53	52	50	48	49	51	60	70	69	71	64	53	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	54	52	51	49	49	53	56	67	71	78	65	55	47	43
Fri	43	47	47	50	50	49	49	50	52	57	69	70	66	60	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	51	50	52	53	52	51	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	42	44	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	49	53	52	50	50	50	53	56	70	67	66	60	48	46	44
Tue	43	46	47	53	52	50	49	48	50	56	67	66	72	62	54	45	43
Wed	43	46	47	53	52	50	48	49	51	60	70	69	71	64	53	45	43
Thu	43	47	47	54	52	51	49	49	53	56	67	71	78	65	55	47	43
Fri	43	47	47	50	50	49	49	50	52	57	69	70	66	60	51	45	43
Sat	43	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	51	50	52	53	52	51	46	46	44
Sun	43	43	42	44	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	44