Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Berkeley

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Pittsburg to Berkeley 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	34	43	67	62	47	40	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	36	35	35	35
Tue	33	43	72	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	40	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	43	71	70	49	40	39	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	44	73	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	42	39	39	37	36	35	34
Fri	33	39	54	56	41	38	39	39	40	40	43	40	39	37	36	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	38	40	41	40	41	39	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Pittsburg to Berkeley (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 77 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to central Berkeley 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 Pittsburg to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	43	67	62	47	40	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	36	35	35	35
Tue	33	43	72	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	40	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	43	71	70	49	40	39	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	44	73	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	42	39	39	37	36	35	34
Fri	33	39	54	56	41	38	39	39	40	40	43	40	39	37	36	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	38	40	41	40	41	39	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	43	67	62	47	40	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	36	35	35	35
Tue	33	43	72	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	40	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	43	71	70	49	40	39	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	44	73	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	42	39	39	37	36	35	34
Fri	33	39	54	56	41	38	39	39	40	40	43	40	39	37	36	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	38	40	41	40	41	39	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	43	67	62	47	40	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	36	35	35	35
Tue	33	43	72	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	40	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	43	71	70	49	40	39	38	38	38	39	39	39	37	36	35	34
Thu	33	44	73	73	51	40	39	38	38	39	42	39	39	37	36	35	34
Fri	33	39	54	56	41	38	39	39	40	40	43	40	39	37	36	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	36	38	39	39	38	40	41	40	41	39	37	36	35
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	35