Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Gilroy

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 78 minutes via US-101 South and I-680 South, usually 66 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pleasanton to Gilroy 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	51	54	70	71	66	61	58	58	58	62	69	75	74	62	54	52	51
Tue	51	54	71	81	74	65	59	56	57	60	73	80	76	66	55	52	51
Wed	51	55	73	79	70	64	58	57	57	61	72	78	78	68	55	52	51
Thu	50	54	70	77	73	66	59	56	57	64	77	82	79	68	57	52	51
Fri	51	54	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	71	81	83	75	68	58	53	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	59	61	60	61	59	58	57	55	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	53	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Pleasanton to Gilroy (via US-101 South and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Gilroy 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 Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Gilroy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	70	71	66	61	58	58	58	62	69	75	74	62	54	52	51
Tue	51	54	71	81	74	65	59	56	57	60	73	80	76	66	55	52	51
Wed	51	55	73	79	70	64	58	57	57	61	72	78	78	68	55	52	51
Thu	50	54	70	77	73	66	59	56	57	64	77	82	79	68	57	52	51
Fri	51	54	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	71	81	83	75	68	58	53	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	59	61	60	61	59	58	57	55	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	70	71	66	61	58	58	58	62	69	75	74	62	54	52	51
Tue	51	54	71	81	74	65	59	56	57	60	73	80	76	66	55	52	51
Wed	51	55	73	79	70	64	58	57	57	61	72	78	78	68	55	52	51
Thu	50	54	70	77	73	66	59	56	57	64	77	82	79	68	57	52	51
Fri	51	54	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	71	81	83	75	68	58	53	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	59	61	60	61	59	58	57	55	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	70	71	66	61	58	58	58	62	69	75	74	62	54	52	51
Tue	51	54	71	81	74	65	59	56	57	60	73	80	76	66	55	52	51
Wed	51	55	73	79	70	64	58	57	57	61	72	78	78	68	55	52	51
Thu	50	54	70	77	73	66	59	56	57	64	77	82	79	68	57	52	51
Fri	51	54	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	71	81	83	75	68	58	53	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	55	58	59	61	60	61	59	58	57	55	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	53	51