Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Pittsburg

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 55 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 Daly City 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	51	54	54	60	61	55	55	55	55	59	70	73	77	66	56	54	52
Tue	51	54	55	63	64	55	55	55	55	59	74	82	86	72	56	54	51
Wed	50	54	55	62	64	57	55	55	55	60	75	86	93	74	59	55	51
Thu	51	54	55	63	63	58	55	55	56	61	75	88	93	76	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	53	57	56	55	56	57	58	67	85	94	87	71	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	56	58	58	60	61	60	59	55	54	54	51
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	59	57	57	55	55	56	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Daly City to Pittsburg (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Daly City 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 Daly City to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Daly City to Pittsburg?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Pittsburg to Daly City (return trip) · Daly City to San Jose · Daly City to San Francisco · Daly City to Oakland · Daly City to Stockton · Daly City to Fremont · Daly City to Santa Rosa · Daly City to Hayward · Daly City to Sunnyvale · Daly City to Concord · Daly City to Santa Clara · Daly City to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	54	60	61	55	55	55	55	59	70	73	77	66	56	54	52
Tue	51	54	55	63	64	55	55	55	55	59	74	82	86	72	56	54	51
Wed	50	54	55	62	64	57	55	55	55	60	75	86	93	74	59	55	51
Thu	51	54	55	63	63	58	55	55	56	61	75	88	93	76	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	53	57	56	55	56	57	58	67	85	94	87	71	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	56	58	58	60	61	60	59	55	54	54	51
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	59	57	57	55	55	56	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	54	60	61	55	55	55	55	59	70	73	77	66	56	54	52
Tue	51	54	55	63	64	55	55	55	55	59	74	82	86	72	56	54	51
Wed	50	54	55	62	64	57	55	55	55	60	75	86	93	74	59	55	51
Thu	51	54	55	63	63	58	55	55	56	61	75	88	93	76	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	53	57	56	55	56	57	58	67	85	94	87	71	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	56	58	58	60	61	60	59	55	54	54	51
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	59	57	57	55	55	56	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	54	60	61	55	55	55	55	59	70	73	77	66	56	54	52
Tue	51	54	55	63	64	55	55	55	55	59	74	82	86	72	56	54	51
Wed	50	54	55	62	64	57	55	55	55	60	75	86	93	74	59	55	51
Thu	51	54	55	63	63	58	55	55	56	61	75	88	93	76	59	55	51
Fri	50	52	53	57	56	55	56	57	58	67	85	94	87	71	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	53	56	58	58	60	61	60	59	55	54	54	51
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	56	58	59	57	57	55	55	56	54	51