Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Livermore

Right now (8:36 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North and SR-237 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Sunnyvale 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	37	44	47	48	49	43	40	40	41	41	47	49	51	49	41	38	37
Tue	37	43	46	50	52	50	44	40	40	42	53	64	73	67	48	41	37
Wed	37	43	47	52	53	49	41	40	39	42	53	63	74	65	48	40	37
Thu	37	42	47	54	54	49	41	40	40	43	54	64	72	60	49	42	37
Fri	37	38	40	40	41	40	39	40	40	43	49	50	49	49	43	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Livermore (via I-680 North and I-880 North and SR-237 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Livermore?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 37 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Livermore?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	47	48	49	43	40	40	41	41	47	49	51	49	41	38	37
Tue	37	43	46	50	52	50	44	40	40	42	53	64	73	67	48	41	37
Wed	37	43	47	52	53	49	41	40	39	42	53	63	74	65	48	40	37
Thu	37	42	47	54	54	49	41	40	40	43	54	64	72	60	49	42	37
Fri	37	38	40	40	41	40	39	40	40	43	49	50	49	49	43	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	47	48	49	43	40	40	41	41	47	49	51	49	41	38	37
Tue	37	43	46	50	52	50	44	40	40	42	53	64	73	67	48	41	37
Wed	37	43	47	52	53	49	41	40	39	42	53	63	74	65	48	40	37
Thu	37	42	47	54	54	49	41	40	40	43	54	64	72	60	49	42	37
Fri	37	38	40	40	41	40	39	40	40	43	49	50	49	49	43	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	47	48	49	43	40	40	41	41	47	49	51	49	41	38	37
Tue	37	43	46	50	52	50	44	40	40	42	53	64	73	67	48	41	37
Wed	37	43	47	52	53	49	41	40	39	42	53	63	74	65	48	40	37
Thu	37	42	47	54	54	49	41	40	40	43	54	64	72	60	49	42	37
Fri	37	38	40	40	41	40	39	40	40	43	49	50	49	49	43	40	38
Sat	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	42	43	44	45	42	40	39
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	39	39	38