Best Time to Drive from Watsonville to Livermore

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via US-101 North and I-680 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Watsonville 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	87	105	108	101	92	89	89	89	89	95	93	90	89	85	83	83	82
Tue	85	108	111	104	97	92	87	87	88	96	97	97	95	92	84	82	82
Wed	85	107	110	103	96	89	88	88	88	96	98	97	96	92	85	82	82
Thu	85	105	109	104	96	90	87	86	89	95	99	99	92	90	86	82	82
Fri	82	91	94	90	88	88	88	88	91	97	95	92	92	87	84	83	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	85	87	88	88	92	92	92	93	90	85	83	81
Sun	82	82	81	81	82	84	86	89	95	97	97	95	96	92	89	85	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Watsonville to Livermore (via US-101 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (29 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Watsonville 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 Watsonville to Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 81 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Watsonville to Livermore?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (38 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	105	108	101	92	89	89	89	89	95	93	90	89	85	83	83	82
Tue	85	108	111	104	97	92	87	87	88	96	97	97	95	92	84	82	82
Wed	85	107	110	103	96	89	88	88	88	96	98	97	96	92	85	82	82
Thu	85	105	109	104	96	90	87	86	89	95	99	99	92	90	86	82	82
Fri	82	91	94	90	88	88	88	88	91	97	95	92	92	87	84	83	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	85	87	88	88	92	92	92	93	90	85	83	81
Sun	82	82	81	81	82	84	86	89	95	97	97	95	96	92	89	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	105	108	101	92	89	89	89	89	95	93	90	89	85	83	83	82
Tue	85	108	111	104	97	92	87	87	88	96	97	97	95	92	84	82	82
Wed	85	107	110	103	96	89	88	88	88	96	98	97	96	92	85	82	82
Thu	85	105	109	104	96	90	87	86	89	95	99	99	92	90	86	82	82
Fri	82	91	94	90	88	88	88	88	91	97	95	92	92	87	84	83	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	85	87	88	88	92	92	92	93	90	85	83	81
Sun	82	82	81	81	82	84	86	89	95	97	97	95	96	92	89	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	105	108	101	92	89	89	89	89	95	93	90	89	85	83	83	82
Tue	85	108	111	104	97	92	87	87	88	96	97	97	95	92	84	82	82
Wed	85	107	110	103	96	89	88	88	88	96	98	97	96	92	85	82	82
Thu	85	105	109	104	96	90	87	86	89	95	99	99	92	90	86	82	82
Fri	82	91	94	90	88	88	88	88	91	97	95	92	92	87	84	83	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	85	87	88	88	92	92	92	93	90	85	83	81
Sun	82	82	81	81	82	84	86	89	95	97	97	95	96	92	89	85	81