Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Daly City

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-580 East and I-80 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Daly City 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	42	49	51	53	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	52	54	47	43	42	41
Tue	42	49	54	57	54	53	51	47	45	46	53	59	70	54	43	43	42
Wed	41	50	54	58	57	53	51	47	46	47	53	68	72	55	44	43	42
Thu	42	49	53	61	54	54	51	48	46	47	57	70	80	56	44	43	42
Fri	42	46	49	49	50	48	46	46	49	55	60	63	64	54	45	43	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	54	57	57	55	55	52	52	50	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	53	53	52	50	50	47	45	45	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pleasanton to Daly City (via I-580 East and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Daly City 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 Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pleasanton to Daly City?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Daly City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-280 South 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	42	49	51	53	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	52	54	47	43	42	41
Tue	42	49	54	57	54	53	51	47	45	46	53	59	70	54	43	43	42
Wed	41	50	54	58	57	53	51	47	46	47	53	68	72	55	44	43	42
Thu	42	49	53	61	54	54	51	48	46	47	57	70	80	56	44	43	42
Fri	42	46	49	49	50	48	46	46	49	55	60	63	64	54	45	43	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	54	57	57	55	55	52	52	50	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	53	53	52	50	50	47	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	51	53	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	52	54	47	43	42	41
Tue	42	49	54	57	54	53	51	47	45	46	53	59	70	54	43	43	42
Wed	41	50	54	58	57	53	51	47	46	47	53	68	72	55	44	43	42
Thu	42	49	53	61	54	54	51	48	46	47	57	70	80	56	44	43	42
Fri	42	46	49	49	50	48	46	46	49	55	60	63	64	54	45	43	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	54	57	57	55	55	52	52	50	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	53	53	52	50	50	47	45	45	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	51	53	51	51	48	47	46	46	49	52	54	47	43	42	41
Tue	42	49	54	57	54	53	51	47	45	46	53	59	70	54	43	43	42
Wed	41	50	54	58	57	53	51	47	46	47	53	68	72	55	44	43	42
Thu	42	49	53	61	54	54	51	48	46	47	57	70	80	56	44	43	42
Fri	42	46	49	49	50	48	46	46	49	55	60	63	64	54	45	43	41
Sat	41	41	42	42	44	46	54	57	57	55	55	52	52	50	45	44	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	46	49	53	53	52	50	50	47	45	45	41