Best Time to Drive from Novato to Pittsburg

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 55 minutes via SR-37 East and SR-4 East.

Only 38% 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 Novato 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	55	59	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	63	63	62	60	56	55	55
Tue	55	59	66	62	59	58	58	58	58	61	66	65	65	61	58	56	55
Wed	55	59	64	62	59	58	58	58	58	60	64	66	66	62	59	56	55
Thu	55	60	66	59	58	58	57	57	58	60	64	65	65	62	59	57	55
Fri	55	57	58	57	58	58	58	59	59	61	65	65	65	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Novato to Pittsburg (via SR-37 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (20 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 55 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-37 East in Bay Area (15 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	63	63	62	60	56	55	55
Tue	55	59	66	62	59	58	58	58	58	61	66	65	65	61	58	56	55
Wed	55	59	64	62	59	58	58	58	58	60	64	66	66	62	59	56	55
Thu	55	60	66	59	58	58	57	57	58	60	64	65	65	62	59	57	55
Fri	55	57	58	57	58	58	58	59	59	61	65	65	65	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	63	63	62	60	56	55	55
Tue	55	59	66	62	59	58	58	58	58	61	66	65	65	61	58	56	55
Wed	55	59	64	62	59	58	58	58	58	60	64	66	66	62	59	56	55
Thu	55	60	66	59	58	58	57	57	58	60	64	65	65	62	59	57	55
Fri	55	57	58	57	58	58	58	59	59	61	65	65	65	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	63	63	62	60	56	55	55
Tue	55	59	66	62	59	58	58	58	58	61	66	65	65	61	58	56	55
Wed	55	59	64	62	59	58	58	58	58	60	64	66	66	62	59	56	55
Thu	55	60	66	59	58	58	57	57	58	60	64	65	65	62	59	57	55
Fri	55	57	58	57	58	58	58	59	59	61	65	65	65	59	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	55