Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Pleasanton

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West, usually 38 at this time.

Only 73% 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 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	36	43	64	59	47	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38
Tue	36	43	69	66	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39	38	38	38
Wed	36	43	66	64	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	40	38	38	37
Thu	36	44	67	67	49	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	40	38	38	38
Fri	36	40	54	55	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	38	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Pittsburg to Pleasanton (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 72 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (24 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	36	43	64	59	47	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38
Tue	36	43	69	66	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39	38	38	38
Wed	36	43	66	64	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	40	38	38	37
Thu	36	44	67	67	49	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	40	38	38	38
Fri	36	40	54	55	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	38	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	64	59	47	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38
Tue	36	43	69	66	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39	38	38	38
Wed	36	43	66	64	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	40	38	38	37
Thu	36	44	67	67	49	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	40	38	38	38
Fri	36	40	54	55	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	38	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	43	64	59	47	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38
Tue	36	43	69	66	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39	38	38	38
Wed	36	43	66	64	50	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	40	38	38	37
Thu	36	44	67	67	49	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	43	40	38	38	38
Fri	36	40	54	55	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	38	38	37
Sat	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	38	38	38	37