Best Time to Drive from Vineyard to Oakland

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via I-80 West, usually 103 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Vineyard to Oakland 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	93	111	114	109	103	104	103	103	102	105	100	104	97	91	91	90	90
Tue	93	114	129	117	113	102	99	99	100	101	100	113	105	94	91	90	89
Wed	91	111	119	112	105	103	101	100	98	101	102	107	100	93	91	90	90
Thu	92	113	122	113	106	102	100	100	102	106	105	109	106	96	90	90	90
Fri	91	100	105	102	101	102	105	104	103	118	116	119	110	98	92	90	89
Sat	89	90	91	92	96	106	114	128	125	108	108	106	101	97	95	92	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	107	113	115	114	114	121	108	103	97	92	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Vineyard to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vineyard to downtown Oakland 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 Vineyard to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vineyard to Oakland?

The 96-mile drive usually takes 89 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vineyard to Oakland?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (14 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oakland to Vineyard (return trip) · Vineyard to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	111	114	109	103	104	103	103	102	105	100	104	97	91	91	90	90
Tue	93	114	129	117	113	102	99	99	100	101	100	113	105	94	91	90	89
Wed	91	111	119	112	105	103	101	100	98	101	102	107	100	93	91	90	90
Thu	92	113	122	113	106	102	100	100	102	106	105	109	106	96	90	90	90
Fri	91	100	105	102	101	102	105	104	103	118	116	119	110	98	92	90	89
Sat	89	90	91	92	96	106	114	128	125	108	108	106	101	97	95	92	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	107	113	115	114	114	121	108	103	97	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	111	114	109	103	104	103	103	102	105	100	104	97	91	91	90	90
Tue	93	114	129	117	113	102	99	99	100	101	100	113	105	94	91	90	89
Wed	91	111	119	112	105	103	101	100	98	101	102	107	100	93	91	90	90
Thu	92	113	122	113	106	102	100	100	102	106	105	109	106	96	90	90	90
Fri	91	100	105	102	101	102	105	104	103	118	116	119	110	98	92	90	89
Sat	89	90	91	92	96	106	114	128	125	108	108	106	101	97	95	92	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	107	113	115	114	114	121	108	103	97	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	111	114	109	103	104	103	103	102	105	100	104	97	91	91	90	90
Tue	93	114	129	117	113	102	99	99	100	101	100	113	105	94	91	90	89
Wed	91	111	119	112	105	103	101	100	98	101	102	107	100	93	91	90	90
Thu	92	113	122	113	106	102	100	100	102	106	105	109	106	96	90	90	90
Fri	91	100	105	102	101	102	105	104	103	118	116	119	110	98	92	90	89
Sat	89	90	91	92	96	106	114	128	125	108	108	106	101	97	95	92	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	107	113	115	114	114	121	108	103	97	92	89