Commute Challenge: Driving from San Francisco to Downtown Berkeley BART Station

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- If you commute or know someone who does, you know the Bay Area can have some pretty big traffic tie-ups. We wanted to get a better idea of the commute in some of the biggest trouble spots.

So we sent four ABC7 staff members from San Francisco to the Downtown Berkeley BART Station, which is about a 12 mile journey. One person took AC Transit, another BART, a third tried to hop into a Casual Carpool and ABC7 News reporter Lyanne Melendez drove.

Follow all the different ways here to see which was the fastest.

And follow our journey below and on Twitter to see how long it takes us to get from San Francisco to the Downtown Berkeley Station via regular driving.

I’m about to show you the worst traffic congestion in the Bay Area. ⁦@DeanCSmith⁩ & I will be driving across the Bay Bridge during the commute hour. My abc7newsbayarea⁩ colleagues will take public transportation. Follow the commute challenge with us. #BetterBayArea pic.twitter.com/tQackyvccr
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 24, 2018

Sky 7 is tracking us as the commute challenge has started from the Embarcadero in San Francisco to downtown Berkeley who will get there first? We’re driving! #BetterBayArea pic.twitter.com/i45TzNDZIH
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 25, 2018

UPDATE: @abc7newsbayarea Communte Challenge. Location: Embarcadero & Folsom. Left at 5:04 it is now 5:19 Driving to downtown Berkeley to show you how bad the commute has gotten. #BetterBayArea pic.twitter.com/2g5CtaUmnf
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 25, 2018

5:38 pm just two long, very congested blocks from the entrance to the Bay Bridge. #driving #commute challenge. #BetterBayArea pic.twitter.com/A6IPtR6umh
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 25, 2018

Stuck in traffic approaching the Bay Bridge. We have been in the van for nearly 40 minutes. I can think of a number of words to describe this horrible commute. #commute challenge #betterBayArea pic.twitter.com/6iArMHY5Zl
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 25, 2018

Oh no, I think there’s an accident in the Bay Bridge. pic.twitter.com/DHW3OuGYnO
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 25, 2018

Have faith Bay Area. It took us 50 minutes but now we’re on the Bay Bridge. #commute challenge #driving #betterbayarea Downtown Berkeley here we come. pic.twitter.com/9Q7NKCbW7q
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 25, 2018

We made it! Downtown Berkeley #driving #commute challenge #betterbayarea one hour and 20 minutes. pic.twitter.com/xRdjQPEpme
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) October 25, 2018

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