Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Mountain View

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-680 South and SR-237 West, usually 31 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Mountain View 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	30	34	48	51	44	38	35	35	34	34	36	35	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	30	33	50	62	62	49	37	34	33	33	37	39	44	40	34	32	31
Wed	30	33	49	58	54	45	37	34	33	34	37	39	45	39	34	32	31
Thu	30	33	50	58	58	47	38	34	34	34	38	39	46	40	34	32	31
Fri	30	32	34	35	35	34	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	35	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	43	47	44	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	41	33	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Pleasanton to Mountain View (via I-680 South and SR-237 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 24 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 Mountain View (Castro Street) 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 Mountain View?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pleasanton to Mountain View?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 30 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Mountain View?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (13 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	48	51	44	38	35	35	34	34	36	35	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	30	33	50	62	62	49	37	34	33	33	37	39	44	40	34	32	31
Wed	30	33	49	58	54	45	37	34	33	34	37	39	45	39	34	32	31
Thu	30	33	50	58	58	47	38	34	34	34	38	39	46	40	34	32	31
Fri	30	32	34	35	35	34	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	35	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	43	47	44	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	41	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	48	51	44	38	35	35	34	34	36	35	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	30	33	50	62	62	49	37	34	33	33	37	39	44	40	34	32	31
Wed	30	33	49	58	54	45	37	34	33	34	37	39	45	39	34	32	31
Thu	30	33	50	58	58	47	38	34	34	34	38	39	46	40	34	32	31
Fri	30	32	34	35	35	34	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	35	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	43	47	44	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	41	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	48	51	44	38	35	35	34	34	36	35	38	35	33	31	31
Tue	30	33	50	62	62	49	37	34	33	33	37	39	44	40	34	32	31
Wed	30	33	49	58	54	45	37	34	33	34	37	39	45	39	34	32	31
Thu	30	33	50	58	58	47	38	34	34	34	38	39	46	40	34	32	31
Fri	30	32	34	35	35	34	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	36	35	32	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	35	43	47	44	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	41	33	32	31