Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Pittsburg

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-24 East and SR-4 East and I-680 North, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland 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	31	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	46	45	47	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	37	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	58	64	51	35	33	31
Wed	31	34	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	60	65	51	36	33	31
Thu	31	34	35	38	35	34	34	34	34	37	50	60	63	52	37	33	31
Fri	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	42	52	62	60	45	36	33	31
Sat	30	31	34	33	35	34	34	35	34	35	36	37	37	35	34	35	32
Sun	30	31	30	32	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Oakland to Pittsburg (via SR-24 East and SR-4 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	46	45	47	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	37	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	58	64	51	35	33	31
Wed	31	34	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	60	65	51	36	33	31
Thu	31	34	35	38	35	34	34	34	34	37	50	60	63	52	37	33	31
Fri	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	42	52	62	60	45	36	33	31
Sat	30	31	34	33	35	34	34	35	34	35	36	37	37	35	34	35	32
Sun	30	31	30	32	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	46	45	47	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	37	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	58	64	51	35	33	31
Wed	31	34	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	60	65	51	36	33	31
Thu	31	34	35	38	35	34	34	34	34	37	50	60	63	52	37	33	31
Fri	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	42	52	62	60	45	36	33	31
Sat	30	31	34	33	35	34	34	35	34	35	36	37	37	35	34	35	32
Sun	30	31	30	32	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	35	46	45	47	41	33	32	31
Tue	31	34	36	37	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	58	64	51	35	33	31
Wed	31	34	35	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	49	60	65	51	36	33	31
Thu	31	34	35	38	35	34	34	34	34	37	50	60	63	52	37	33	31
Fri	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	42	52	62	60	45	36	33	31
Sat	30	31	34	33	35	34	34	35	34	35	36	37	37	35	34	35	32
Sun	30	31	30	32	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	32