Best Time to Drive from Woodland to Oakland

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-80 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Woodland 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	71	88	93	87	82	82	81	81	80	81	78	78	74	72	70	70	70
Tue	70	87	106	99	85	80	78	77	77	79	78	78	76	73	71	70	70
Wed	69	85	97	91	81	80	79	77	77	78	79	78	76	71	70	70	70
Thu	69	86	100	95	83	81	78	79	79	82	81	80	76	72	70	70	69
Fri	69	78	83	81	78	80	80	81	81	84	82	80	77	74	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	81	98	91	89	88	87	86	82	78	75	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	72	76	84	91	94	92	95	90	88	84	80	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Woodland to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Woodland 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 Woodland to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Woodland to Oakland?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (48 miles) · SR-113 South in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (9 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 Woodland (return trip) · Woodland 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	71	88	93	87	82	82	81	81	80	81	78	78	74	72	70	70	70
Tue	70	87	106	99	85	80	78	77	77	79	78	78	76	73	71	70	70
Wed	69	85	97	91	81	80	79	77	77	78	79	78	76	71	70	70	70
Thu	69	86	100	95	83	81	78	79	79	82	81	80	76	72	70	70	69
Fri	69	78	83	81	78	80	80	81	81	84	82	80	77	74	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	81	98	91	89	88	87	86	82	78	75	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	72	76	84	91	94	92	95	90	88	84	80	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	88	93	87	82	82	81	81	80	81	78	78	74	72	70	70	70
Tue	70	87	106	99	85	80	78	77	77	79	78	78	76	73	71	70	70
Wed	69	85	97	91	81	80	79	77	77	78	79	78	76	71	70	70	70
Thu	69	86	100	95	83	81	78	79	79	82	81	80	76	72	70	70	69
Fri	69	78	83	81	78	80	80	81	81	84	82	80	77	74	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	81	98	91	89	88	87	86	82	78	75	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	72	76	84	91	94	92	95	90	88	84	80	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	88	93	87	82	82	81	81	80	81	78	78	74	72	70	70	70
Tue	70	87	106	99	85	80	78	77	77	79	78	78	76	73	71	70	70
Wed	69	85	97	91	81	80	79	77	77	78	79	78	76	71	70	70	70
Thu	69	86	100	95	83	81	78	79	79	82	81	80	76	72	70	70	69
Fri	69	78	83	81	78	80	80	81	81	84	82	80	77	74	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	81	98	91	89	88	87	86	82	78	75	73	70
Sun	69	69	70	70	72	76	84	91	94	92	95	90	88	84	80	74	70