Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Oakland

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 16 minutes via SR-24 West, usually 17 at this time.

Only 62% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Oakland (via SR-24 West) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 23 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (20 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek (North Main Street) to downtown Oakland (Broadway) 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 23 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Oakland?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 15 to 23 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Oakland?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 23 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-980 West in Bay Area (1.3 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (1 mile)

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