Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Oakley

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 80 minutes via I-680 North.

Only 38% 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 Oakley 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	81	83	85	91	92	86	85	85	85	89	95	98	101	95	84	82	81
Tue	80	82	86	101	106	97	88	85	85	91	110	130	150	129	93	84	80
Wed	80	83	86	106	102	92	86	86	85	90	110	130	147	128	93	83	80
Thu	80	82	86	107	104	93	86	84	84	90	114	129	143	126	96	84	80
Fri	80	83	85	87	87	85	85	85	86	91	96	98	99	96	88	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	81	83	82	82	82	83	83	85	84	84	85	82
Sun	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	83	82	82	83	83	84	82	82	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Oakley (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (50 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Oakley 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 Oakley?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 80 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Oakley?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-580 West 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	81	83	85	91	92	86	85	85	85	89	95	98	101	95	84	82	81
Tue	80	82	86	101	106	97	88	85	85	91	110	130	150	129	93	84	80
Wed	80	83	86	106	102	92	86	86	85	90	110	130	147	128	93	83	80
Thu	80	82	86	107	104	93	86	84	84	90	114	129	143	126	96	84	80
Fri	80	83	85	87	87	85	85	85	86	91	96	98	99	96	88	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	81	83	82	82	82	83	83	85	84	84	85	82
Sun	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	83	82	82	83	83	84	82	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	83	85	91	92	86	85	85	85	89	95	98	101	95	84	82	81
Tue	80	82	86	101	106	97	88	85	85	91	110	130	150	129	93	84	80
Wed	80	83	86	106	102	92	86	86	85	90	110	130	147	128	93	83	80
Thu	80	82	86	107	104	93	86	84	84	90	114	129	143	126	96	84	80
Fri	80	83	85	87	87	85	85	85	86	91	96	98	99	96	88	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	81	83	82	82	82	83	83	85	84	84	85	82
Sun	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	83	82	82	83	83	84	82	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	83	85	91	92	86	85	85	85	89	95	98	101	95	84	82	81
Tue	80	82	86	101	106	97	88	85	85	91	110	130	150	129	93	84	80
Wed	80	83	86	106	102	92	86	86	85	90	110	130	147	128	93	83	80
Thu	80	82	86	107	104	93	86	84	84	90	114	129	143	126	96	84	80
Fri	80	83	85	87	87	85	85	85	86	91	96	98	99	96	88	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	81	83	82	82	82	83	83	85	84	84	85	82
Sun	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	83	82	82	83	83	84	82	82	80