Best Time to Drive from Arden-Arcade to Pittsburg

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-5 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Arden-Arcade to Pittsburg 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	91	98	96	105	93	94	98	96	95	96	98	98	96	89	88	88	88
Tue	94	99	103	109	105	98	96	96	95	94	97	104	109	96	88	87	88
Wed	91	99	98	113	102	98	97	96	96	96	101	106	112	95	88	88	88
Thu	94	102	98	109	102	97	94	95	95	96	102	109	109	93	88	88	89
Fri	88	96	96	100	97	97	95	94	95	107	100	101	97	89	89	88	88
Sat	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88
Sun	87	88	88	87	87	88	90	90	91	91	91	89	89	89	90	87	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Arden-Arcade to Pittsburg (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (36 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arden-Arcade to central Pittsburg 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 Arden-Arcade to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 87 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arden-Arcade to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (8 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (6 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pittsburg to Arden-Arcade (return trip) · Arden-Arcade to Sacramento · Arden-Arcade to Stockton · Arden-Arcade to Roseville · Arden-Arcade to Concord · Arden-Arcade to Vallejo · Arden-Arcade to Berkeley · Arden-Arcade to Fairfield · Arden-Arcade to Antioch · Arden-Arcade to Richmond · Arden-Arcade to Vacaville · Arden-Arcade to Livermore

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	98	96	105	93	94	98	96	95	96	98	98	96	89	88	88	88
Tue	94	99	103	109	105	98	96	96	95	94	97	104	109	96	88	87	88
Wed	91	99	98	113	102	98	97	96	96	96	101	106	112	95	88	88	88
Thu	94	102	98	109	102	97	94	95	95	96	102	109	109	93	88	88	89
Fri	88	96	96	100	97	97	95	94	95	107	100	101	97	89	89	88	88
Sat	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88
Sun	87	88	88	87	87	88	90	90	91	91	91	89	89	89	90	87	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	98	96	105	93	94	98	96	95	96	98	98	96	89	88	88	88
Tue	94	99	103	109	105	98	96	96	95	94	97	104	109	96	88	87	88
Wed	91	99	98	113	102	98	97	96	96	96	101	106	112	95	88	88	88
Thu	94	102	98	109	102	97	94	95	95	96	102	109	109	93	88	88	89
Fri	88	96	96	100	97	97	95	94	95	107	100	101	97	89	89	88	88
Sat	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88
Sun	87	88	88	87	87	88	90	90	91	91	91	89	89	89	90	87	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	98	96	105	93	94	98	96	95	96	98	98	96	89	88	88	88
Tue	94	99	103	109	105	98	96	96	95	94	97	104	109	96	88	87	88
Wed	91	99	98	113	102	98	97	96	96	96	101	106	112	95	88	88	88
Thu	94	102	98	109	102	97	94	95	95	96	102	109	109	93	88	88	89
Fri	88	96	96	100	97	97	95	94	95	107	100	101	97	89	89	88	88
Sat	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88
Sun	87	88	88	87	87	88	90	90	91	91	91	89	89	89	90	87	89