Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Richmond

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Richmond 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	29	36	54	49	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	36	55	54	38	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	57	53	39	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	31	30	30
Thu	29	38	58	55	38	32	32	32	32	32	34	33	33	33	31	31	30
Fri	29	33	46	46	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	31	31	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	30	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Pittsburg to Richmond (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 60 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (31 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Richmond?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	54	49	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	36	55	54	38	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	57	53	39	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	31	30	30
Thu	29	38	58	55	38	32	32	32	32	32	34	33	33	33	31	31	30
Fri	29	33	46	46	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	31	31	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	30	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	54	49	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	36	55	54	38	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	57	53	39	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	31	30	30
Thu	29	38	58	55	38	32	32	32	32	32	34	33	33	33	31	31	30
Fri	29	33	46	46	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	31	31	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	30	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	36	54	49	38	34	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	32	31	31	30
Tue	29	36	55	54	38	33	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	33	31	31	30
Wed	29	36	57	53	39	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	31	30	30
Thu	29	38	58	55	38	32	32	32	32	32	34	33	33	33	31	31	30
Fri	29	33	46	46	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	31	31	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	30	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30