Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to San Mateo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 81 minutes via I-80 West and SR-4 West and US-101 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 46% 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 San Mateo 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	57	75	108	101	80	71	68	66	66	68	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	57	76	115	111	86	74	69	65	65	68	72	70	76	66	60	59	58
Wed	56	76	113	108	86	74	71	66	66	67	73	74	82	69	60	59	58
Thu	57	77	114	109	85	75	71	68	67	71	77	81	85	71	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	86	86	71	66	66	67	69	71	76	73	79	70	64	60	58
Sat	57	58	59	59	61	65	73	76	74	75	76	75	76	70	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	61	66	70	74	74	75	72	73	71	67	63	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Pittsburg to San Mateo (via I-80 West and SR-4 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to central San Mateo 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 San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pittsburg to San Mateo?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 56 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (22 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	75	108	101	80	71	68	66	66	68	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	57	76	115	111	86	74	69	65	65	68	72	70	76	66	60	59	58
Wed	56	76	113	108	86	74	71	66	66	67	73	74	82	69	60	59	58
Thu	57	77	114	109	85	75	71	68	67	71	77	81	85	71	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	86	86	71	66	66	67	69	71	76	73	79	70	64	60	58
Sat	57	58	59	59	61	65	73	76	74	75	76	75	76	70	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	61	66	70	74	74	75	72	73	71	67	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	75	108	101	80	71	68	66	66	68	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	57	76	115	111	86	74	69	65	65	68	72	70	76	66	60	59	58
Wed	56	76	113	108	86	74	71	66	66	67	73	74	82	69	60	59	58
Thu	57	77	114	109	85	75	71	68	67	71	77	81	85	71	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	86	86	71	66	66	67	69	71	76	73	79	70	64	60	58
Sat	57	58	59	59	61	65	73	76	74	75	76	75	76	70	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	61	66	70	74	74	75	72	73	71	67	63	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	75	108	101	80	71	68	66	66	68	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	57	76	115	111	86	74	69	65	65	68	72	70	76	66	60	59	58
Wed	56	76	113	108	86	74	71	66	66	67	73	74	82	69	60	59	58
Thu	57	77	114	109	85	75	71	68	67	71	77	81	85	71	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	86	86	71	66	66	67	69	71	76	73	79	70	64	60	58
Sat	57	58	59	59	61	65	73	76	74	75	76	75	76	70	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	59	61	66	70	74	74	75	72	73	71	67	63	58