Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Berkeley

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 44 minutes via I-580 East, usually 41 at this time.

Only 19% 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.

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Pleasanton to Berkeley (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Berkeley to Pleasanton

Freeway, about 27 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 10 to 22 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pleasanton to Berkeley 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	34	36	40	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	41	53	44	40	38	39	38	39	46	48	50	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	40	48	41	38	38	39	39	39	45	52	50	40	35	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	56	42	39	37	38	38	39	50	52	50	41	35	36	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	38	42	45	49	47	45	38	35	35	34
Sat	34	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	37	34
Sun	34	35	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	34

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 Pleasanton to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 34 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Berkeley?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	40	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	41	53	44	40	38	39	38	39	46	48	50	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	40	48	41	38	38	39	39	39	45	52	50	40	35	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	56	42	39	37	38	38	39	50	52	50	41	35	36	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	38	42	45	49	47	45	38	35	35	34
Sat	34	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	37	34
Sun	34	35	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	40	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	41	53	44	40	38	39	38	39	46	48	50	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	40	48	41	38	38	39	39	39	45	52	50	40	35	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	56	42	39	37	38	38	39	50	52	50	41	35	36	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	38	42	45	49	47	45	38	35	35	34
Sat	34	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	37	34
Sun	34	35	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	40	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	43	37	35	35	34
Tue	34	36	41	53	44	40	38	39	38	39	46	48	50	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	40	48	41	38	38	39	39	39	45	52	50	40	35	36	34
Thu	34	36	40	56	42	39	37	38	38	39	50	52	50	41	35	36	35
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	38	42	45	49	47	45	38	35	35	34
Sat	34	36	36	36	37	38	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	37	34
Sun	34	35	34	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	34