Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Pleasanton

Right now (4:52 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-580 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Pleasanton 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	40	48	51	47	44	40	39	39	39	38	39	41	40	38	38	36
Tue	35	38	55	62	52	44	40	38	38	38	39	41	43	41	37	38	37
Wed	35	38	47	53	48	42	40	38	38	38	38	40	42	41	37	37	36
Thu	35	38	46	56	52	43	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	38	37	37
Fri	35	38	39	47	42	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	41	41	38	37	37
Sat	36	38	41	40	40	41	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	38
Sun	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	42	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	42	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Berkeley to Pleasanton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (13 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) to central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 35 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (3 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	40	48	51	47	44	40	39	39	39	38	39	41	40	38	38	36
Tue	35	38	55	62	52	44	40	38	38	38	39	41	43	41	37	38	37
Wed	35	38	47	53	48	42	40	38	38	38	38	40	42	41	37	37	36
Thu	35	38	46	56	52	43	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	38	37	37
Fri	35	38	39	47	42	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	41	41	38	37	37
Sat	36	38	41	40	40	41	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	38
Sun	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	42	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	42	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	48	51	47	44	40	39	39	39	38	39	41	40	38	38	36
Tue	35	38	55	62	52	44	40	38	38	38	39	41	43	41	37	38	37
Wed	35	38	47	53	48	42	40	38	38	38	38	40	42	41	37	37	36
Thu	35	38	46	56	52	43	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	38	37	37
Fri	35	38	39	47	42	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	41	41	38	37	37
Sat	36	38	41	40	40	41	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	38
Sun	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	42	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	42	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	48	51	47	44	40	39	39	39	38	39	41	40	38	38	36
Tue	35	38	55	62	52	44	40	38	38	38	39	41	43	41	37	38	37
Wed	35	38	47	53	48	42	40	38	38	38	38	40	42	41	37	37	36
Thu	35	38	46	56	52	43	38	38	38	38	38	39	43	42	38	37	37
Fri	35	38	39	47	42	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	41	41	38	37	37
Sat	36	38	41	40	40	41	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	38
Sun	36	37	37	38	40	41	43	42	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	42	37