Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to Pleasanton

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 74 minutes via US-101 North and I-680 North, usually 63 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gilroy 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	51	62	74	68	60	58	57	56	56	60	65	61	60	58	53	52	51
Tue	50	60	77	71	63	58	56	56	55	60	67	68	67	63	59	52	51
Wed	50	60	76	70	62	58	56	56	56	63	68	68	67	64	58	52	51
Thu	50	60	74	69	64	58	56	55	56	61	67	66	64	63	59	52	51
Fri	50	56	62	60	57	57	56	56	57	64	66	63	61	59	55	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	59	59	58	58	56	53	51
Sun	51	52	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Gilroy to Pleasanton (via US-101 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gilroy 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 Gilroy to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 50 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (30 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	74	68	60	58	57	56	56	60	65	61	60	58	53	52	51
Tue	50	60	77	71	63	58	56	56	55	60	67	68	67	63	59	52	51
Wed	50	60	76	70	62	58	56	56	56	63	68	68	67	64	58	52	51
Thu	50	60	74	69	64	58	56	55	56	61	67	66	64	63	59	52	51
Fri	50	56	62	60	57	57	56	56	57	64	66	63	61	59	55	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	59	59	58	58	56	53	51
Sun	51	52	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	74	68	60	58	57	56	56	60	65	61	60	58	53	52	51
Tue	50	60	77	71	63	58	56	56	55	60	67	68	67	63	59	52	51
Wed	50	60	76	70	62	58	56	56	56	63	68	68	67	64	58	52	51
Thu	50	60	74	69	64	58	56	55	56	61	67	66	64	63	59	52	51
Fri	50	56	62	60	57	57	56	56	57	64	66	63	61	59	55	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	59	59	58	58	56	53	51
Sun	51	52	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	62	74	68	60	58	57	56	56	60	65	61	60	58	53	52	51
Tue	50	60	77	71	63	58	56	56	55	60	67	68	67	63	59	52	51
Wed	50	60	76	70	62	58	56	56	56	63	68	68	67	64	58	52	51
Thu	50	60	74	69	64	58	56	55	56	61	67	66	64	63	59	52	51
Fri	50	56	62	60	57	57	56	56	57	64	66	63	61	59	55	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	59	59	58	58	56	53	51
Sun	51	52	51	51	52	52	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	52