Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Berkeley

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 39 minutes via I-580 East, usually 39 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.

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	41	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	44	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	34	36	43	54	44	40	38	39	38	39	45	48	50	41	36	35	34
Wed	34	35	41	49	42	38	38	38	39	39	45	52	49	40	36	36	34
Thu	34	36	41	54	42	39	38	38	38	39	47	52	49	41	36	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	45	49	48	44	38	37	36	34
Sat	34	35	37	37	37	39	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	38	37	38	34
Sun	34	34	34	36	37	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Pleasanton to Berkeley (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 54 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 12 pm on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) 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 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 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 34 to 54 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 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

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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	41	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	44	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	34	36	43	54	44	40	38	39	38	39	45	48	50	41	36	35	34
Wed	34	35	41	49	42	38	38	38	39	39	45	52	49	40	36	36	34
Thu	34	36	41	54	42	39	38	38	38	39	47	52	49	41	36	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	45	49	48	44	38	37	36	34
Sat	34	35	37	37	37	39	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	38	37	38	34
Sun	34	34	34	36	37	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	41	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	44	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	34	36	43	54	44	40	38	39	38	39	45	48	50	41	36	35	34
Wed	34	35	41	49	42	38	38	38	39	39	45	52	49	40	36	36	34
Thu	34	36	41	54	42	39	38	38	38	39	47	52	49	41	36	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	45	49	48	44	38	37	36	34
Sat	34	35	37	37	37	39	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	38	37	38	34
Sun	34	34	34	36	37	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	36	41	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	41	44	44	38	36	35	34
Tue	34	36	43	54	44	40	38	39	38	39	45	48	50	41	36	35	34
Wed	34	35	41	49	42	38	38	38	39	39	45	52	49	40	36	36	34
Thu	34	36	41	54	42	39	38	38	38	39	47	52	49	41	36	36	34
Fri	34	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	41	45	49	48	44	38	37	36	34
Sat	34	35	37	37	37	39	39	39	38	39	40	39	38	38	37	38	34
Sun	34	34	34	36	37	38	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	34