Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Oakland

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-24 West and SR-4 West, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pittsburg to Oakland 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	31	37	54	52	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32
Tue	30	37	58	62	46	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Wed	30	37	57	60	44	36	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Thu	30	38	58	61	44	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	34	47	49	35	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31
Sat	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Pittsburg to Oakland (via SR-24 West and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Oakland?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Pittsburg (return trip) · Pittsburg to San Jose · Pittsburg to San Francisco · Pittsburg to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	54	52	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32
Tue	30	37	58	62	46	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Wed	30	37	57	60	44	36	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Thu	30	38	58	61	44	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	34	47	49	35	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31
Sat	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	54	52	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32
Tue	30	37	58	62	46	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Wed	30	37	57	60	44	36	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Thu	30	38	58	61	44	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	34	47	49	35	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31
Sat	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	37	54	52	41	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32
Tue	30	37	58	62	46	37	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Wed	30	37	57	60	44	36	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Thu	30	38	58	61	44	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	31
Fri	30	34	47	49	35	34	34	34	33	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31
Sat	31	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	31
Sun	31	31	31	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	32