Best Time to Drive from Pacifica to Pleasanton

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 50 minutes via I-580 West and I-280 North.

Only 42% 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 Pacifica 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	49	52	60	70	59	55	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	58	52	51	50
Tue	49	52	65	81	69	56	53	52	52	53	55	59	60	60	55	51	51
Wed	49	52	62	80	66	57	53	53	53	54	55	58	59	59	55	52	51
Thu	49	52	60	81	68	56	52	52	52	53	55	58	59	60	56	52	51
Fri	49	52	53	66	56	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	61	61	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	51	53	55	58	57	57	57	57	55	53	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Pacifica to Pleasanton (via I-580 West and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pacifica 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 Pacifica to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 49 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pacifica to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	60	70	59	55	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	58	52	51	50
Tue	49	52	65	81	69	56	53	52	52	53	55	59	60	60	55	51	51
Wed	49	52	62	80	66	57	53	53	53	54	55	58	59	59	55	52	51
Thu	49	52	60	81	68	56	52	52	52	53	55	58	59	60	56	52	51
Fri	49	52	53	66	56	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	61	61	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	51	53	55	58	57	57	57	57	55	53	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	60	70	59	55	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	58	52	51	50
Tue	49	52	65	81	69	56	53	52	52	53	55	59	60	60	55	51	51
Wed	49	52	62	80	66	57	53	53	53	54	55	58	59	59	55	52	51
Thu	49	52	60	81	68	56	52	52	52	53	55	58	59	60	56	52	51
Fri	49	52	53	66	56	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	61	61	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	51	53	55	58	57	57	57	57	55	53	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	52	60	70	59	55	52	52	52	53	55	57	59	58	52	51	50
Tue	49	52	65	81	69	56	53	52	52	53	55	59	60	60	55	51	51
Wed	49	52	62	80	66	57	53	53	53	54	55	58	59	59	55	52	51
Thu	49	52	60	81	68	56	52	52	52	53	55	58	59	60	56	52	51
Fri	49	52	53	66	56	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	61	61	56	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	51	53	55	58	57	57	57	57	55	53	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	52	50