Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Arden-Arcade

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Walnut Creek to Arden-Arcade 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	73	76	79	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	86	80	75	75	74
Tue	73	76	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	84	90	96	88	81	76	75	74
Wed	73	77	81	82	82	81	81	82	82	85	92	96	92	83	77	75	74
Thu	73	76	80	83	82	81	82	82	84	86	93	98	91	83	77	75	74
Fri	73	76	77	78	80	81	81	84	88	94	100	100	95	87	81	76	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	77	78	81	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	77	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	77	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Arden-Arcade (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek to central Arden-Arcade 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 Walnut Creek to Arden-Arcade?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Arden-Arcade?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 73 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Arden-Arcade?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (33 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	79	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	86	80	75	75	74
Tue	73	76	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	84	90	96	88	81	76	75	74
Wed	73	77	81	82	82	81	81	82	82	85	92	96	92	83	77	75	74
Thu	73	76	80	83	82	81	82	82	84	86	93	98	91	83	77	75	74
Fri	73	76	77	78	80	81	81	84	88	94	100	100	95	87	81	76	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	77	78	81	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	77	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	79	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	86	80	75	75	74
Tue	73	76	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	84	90	96	88	81	76	75	74
Wed	73	77	81	82	82	81	81	82	82	85	92	96	92	83	77	75	74
Thu	73	76	80	83	82	81	82	82	84	86	93	98	91	83	77	75	74
Fri	73	76	77	78	80	81	81	84	88	94	100	100	95	87	81	76	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	77	78	81	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	77	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	79	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	86	80	75	75	74
Tue	73	76	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	84	90	96	88	81	76	75	74
Wed	73	77	81	82	82	81	81	82	82	85	92	96	92	83	77	75	74
Thu	73	76	80	83	82	81	82	82	84	86	93	98	91	83	77	75	74
Fri	73	76	77	78	80	81	81	84	88	94	100	100	95	87	81	76	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	77	78	81	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	77	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	77	76	73