Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Pittsburg

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Berkeley 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	35	38	42	44	46	40	41	41	41	42	51	51	53	47	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	43	47	47	43	41	40	40	42	55	59	64	54	41	38	36
Wed	35	38	43	45	47	41	41	41	41	42	53	60	65	54	42	38	36
Thu	35	38	42	46	47	42	42	40	42	44	58	65	66	56	43	38	36
Fri	36	36	39	41	43	39	41	42	44	48	64	67	61	50	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	37	41	42	43	44	46	46	46	45	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	41	42	45	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Berkeley to Pittsburg (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley 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 Berkeley to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Pittsburg?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 35 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	42	44	46	40	41	41	41	42	51	51	53	47	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	43	47	47	43	41	40	40	42	55	59	64	54	41	38	36
Wed	35	38	43	45	47	41	41	41	41	42	53	60	65	54	42	38	36
Thu	35	38	42	46	47	42	42	40	42	44	58	65	66	56	43	38	36
Fri	36	36	39	41	43	39	41	42	44	48	64	67	61	50	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	37	41	42	43	44	46	46	46	45	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	41	42	45	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	42	44	46	40	41	41	41	42	51	51	53	47	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	43	47	47	43	41	40	40	42	55	59	64	54	41	38	36
Wed	35	38	43	45	47	41	41	41	41	42	53	60	65	54	42	38	36
Thu	35	38	42	46	47	42	42	40	42	44	58	65	66	56	43	38	36
Fri	36	36	39	41	43	39	41	42	44	48	64	67	61	50	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	37	41	42	43	44	46	46	46	45	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	41	42	45	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	38	42	44	46	40	41	41	41	42	51	51	53	47	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	43	47	47	43	41	40	40	42	55	59	64	54	41	38	36
Wed	35	38	43	45	47	41	41	41	41	42	53	60	65	54	42	38	36
Thu	35	38	42	46	47	42	42	40	42	44	58	65	66	56	43	38	36
Fri	36	36	39	41	43	39	41	42	44	48	64	67	61	50	43	38	36
Sat	35	35	35	36	36	37	41	42	43	44	46	46	46	45	43	40	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	41	42	45	45	46	45	44	45	44	41	36