Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Novato

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 50 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-37 West and I-780 East.

Only 41% 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 Novato 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	50	63	87	72	57	54	53	53	52	53	53	52	53	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	65	92	81	58	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50
Wed	49	64	94	82	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	52	51	50
Thu	49	65	94	80	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	52	51	50
Fri	50	54	75	66	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	50	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Pittsburg to Novato (via SR-4 West and SR-37 West and I-780 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to central Novato 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 Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 49 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Novato?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	63	87	72	57	54	53	53	52	53	53	52	53	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	65	92	81	58	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50
Wed	49	64	94	82	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	52	51	50
Thu	49	65	94	80	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	52	51	50
Fri	50	54	75	66	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	50	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	63	87	72	57	54	53	53	52	53	53	52	53	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	65	92	81	58	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50
Wed	49	64	94	82	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	52	51	50
Thu	49	65	94	80	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	52	51	50
Fri	50	54	75	66	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	50	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	63	87	72	57	54	53	53	52	53	53	52	53	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	65	92	81	58	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	51	50
Wed	49	64	94	82	62	53	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	52	51	50
Thu	49	65	94	80	59	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	52	51	50
Fri	50	54	75	66	53	52	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	50	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50