Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Ceres

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 67 minutes via I-580 West.

Only 23% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Pleasanton to Ceres (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (34 to 82 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Ceres 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 Ceres?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 67 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Ceres?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (24 miles)

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