Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Milpitas

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Milpitas 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	52	65	90	87	69	60	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	64	98	98	77	64	58	57	57	58	59	60	61	57	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	95	92	75	63	58	57	57	58	59	60	62	58	54	54	53
Thu	52	64	95	98	77	63	58	57	57	59	60	61	63	59	54	54	54
Fri	52	58	71	73	59	58	57	57	57	59	58	57	59	57	55	54	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	55	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Pittsburg to Milpitas (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 103 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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Milpitas?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (42 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	90	87	69	60	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	64	98	98	77	64	58	57	57	58	59	60	61	57	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	95	92	75	63	58	57	57	58	59	60	62	58	54	54	53
Thu	52	64	95	98	77	63	58	57	57	59	60	61	63	59	54	54	54
Fri	52	58	71	73	59	58	57	57	57	59	58	57	59	57	55	54	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	55	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	90	87	69	60	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	64	98	98	77	64	58	57	57	58	59	60	61	57	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	95	92	75	63	58	57	57	58	59	60	62	58	54	54	53
Thu	52	64	95	98	77	63	58	57	57	59	60	61	63	59	54	54	54
Fri	52	58	71	73	59	58	57	57	57	59	58	57	59	57	55	54	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	55	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	65	90	87	69	60	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	64	98	98	77	64	58	57	57	58	59	60	61	57	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	95	92	75	63	58	57	57	58	59	60	62	58	54	54	53
Thu	52	64	95	98	77	63	58	57	57	59	60	61	63	59	54	54	54
Fri	52	58	71	73	59	58	57	57	57	59	58	57	59	57	55	54	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	55	55	53