Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Pleasanton

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 37 minutes via I-880 South and I-580 West, usually 34 at this time.

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 Oakland 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	28	30	36	35	36	34	33	32	31	31	32	34	36	35	29	29	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	35	34	32	32	31	31	33	36	39	37	30	29	29
Wed	28	30	37	34	34	33	32	32	31	32	32	35	39	37	30	29	29
Thu	28	30	35	37	35	33	32	32	32	33	33	36	39	38	31	29	29
Fri	28	30	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	37	38	38	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Oakland to Pleasanton (via I-880 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland (Broadway) 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 Oakland to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 28 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-238 South in Bay Area (3 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	36	35	36	34	33	32	31	31	32	34	36	35	29	29	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	35	34	32	32	31	31	33	36	39	37	30	29	29
Wed	28	30	37	34	34	33	32	32	31	32	32	35	39	37	30	29	29
Thu	28	30	35	37	35	33	32	32	32	33	33	36	39	38	31	29	29
Fri	28	30	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	37	38	38	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	36	35	36	34	33	32	31	31	32	34	36	35	29	29	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	35	34	32	32	31	31	33	36	39	37	30	29	29
Wed	28	30	37	34	34	33	32	32	31	32	32	35	39	37	30	29	29
Thu	28	30	35	37	35	33	32	32	32	33	33	36	39	38	31	29	29
Fri	28	30	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	37	38	38	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	36	35	36	34	33	32	31	31	32	34	36	35	29	29	29
Tue	28	30	39	40	35	34	32	32	31	31	33	36	39	37	30	29	29
Wed	28	30	37	34	34	33	32	32	31	32	32	35	39	37	30	29	29
Thu	28	30	35	37	35	33	32	32	32	33	33	36	39	38	31	29	29
Fri	28	30	31	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	34	37	38	38	31	30	29
Sat	29	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	29	29	29
Sun	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	29