Best Time to Drive from Novato to Pleasanton

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-580 West and US-101 South, usually 65 at this time.

Only 67% 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 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	54	61	93	89	73	64	61	61	60	61	63	61	62	58	57	56	56
Tue	54	62	118	115	87	69	63	61	60	61	64	63	64	59	57	56	57
Wed	54	61	105	103	80	68	64	61	62	61	64	63	66	60	58	57	57
Thu	54	60	108	110	82	68	63	62	62	63	67	65	66	61	57	57	56
Fri	54	59	79	81	66	61	63	63	64	64	68	64	65	63	61	59	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	60	64	68	66	66	66	65	66	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	67	69	69	69	68	67	66	65	61	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Novato to Pleasanton (via I-580 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (38 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-80 West 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	54	61	93	89	73	64	61	61	60	61	63	61	62	58	57	56	56
Tue	54	62	118	115	87	69	63	61	60	61	64	63	64	59	57	56	57
Wed	54	61	105	103	80	68	64	61	62	61	64	63	66	60	58	57	57
Thu	54	60	108	110	82	68	63	62	62	63	67	65	66	61	57	57	56
Fri	54	59	79	81	66	61	63	63	64	64	68	64	65	63	61	59	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	60	64	68	66	66	66	65	66	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	67	69	69	69	68	67	66	65	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	93	89	73	64	61	61	60	61	63	61	62	58	57	56	56
Tue	54	62	118	115	87	69	63	61	60	61	64	63	64	59	57	56	57
Wed	54	61	105	103	80	68	64	61	62	61	64	63	66	60	58	57	57
Thu	54	60	108	110	82	68	63	62	62	63	67	65	66	61	57	57	56
Fri	54	59	79	81	66	61	63	63	64	64	68	64	65	63	61	59	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	60	64	68	66	66	66	65	66	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	67	69	69	69	68	67	66	65	61	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	93	89	73	64	61	61	60	61	63	61	62	58	57	56	56
Tue	54	62	118	115	87	69	63	61	60	61	64	63	64	59	57	56	57
Wed	54	61	105	103	80	68	64	61	62	61	64	63	66	60	58	57	57
Thu	54	60	108	110	82	68	63	62	62	63	67	65	66	61	57	57	56
Fri	54	59	79	81	66	61	63	63	64	64	68	64	65	63	61	59	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	60	64	68	66	66	66	65	66	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	57	62	67	69	69	69	68	67	66	65	61	56