Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Napa

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-680 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Napa 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	56	62	69	69	64	63	63	63	63	63	67	66	65	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	71	73	66	63	63	62	62	63	70	75	73	65	57	56	55
Wed	55	62	70	70	64	62	62	61	61	64	70	77	76	66	58	57	55
Thu	55	62	70	74	65	62	62	62	62	64	73	76	76	66	58	57	56
Fri	55	59	63	62	62	62	62	62	65	72	79	79	75	66	60	57	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	61	60	61	61	61	59	58	57	57	55
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Pleasanton to Napa (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Napa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (44 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	69	69	64	63	63	63	63	63	67	66	65	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	71	73	66	63	63	62	62	63	70	75	73	65	57	56	55
Wed	55	62	70	70	64	62	62	61	61	64	70	77	76	66	58	57	55
Thu	55	62	70	74	65	62	62	62	62	64	73	76	76	66	58	57	56
Fri	55	59	63	62	62	62	62	62	65	72	79	79	75	66	60	57	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	61	60	61	61	61	59	58	57	57	55
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	69	69	64	63	63	63	63	63	67	66	65	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	71	73	66	63	63	62	62	63	70	75	73	65	57	56	55
Wed	55	62	70	70	64	62	62	61	61	64	70	77	76	66	58	57	55
Thu	55	62	70	74	65	62	62	62	62	64	73	76	76	66	58	57	56
Fri	55	59	63	62	62	62	62	62	65	72	79	79	75	66	60	57	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	61	60	61	61	61	59	58	57	57	55
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	69	69	64	63	63	63	63	63	67	66	65	59	56	56	56
Tue	55	62	71	73	66	63	63	62	62	63	70	75	73	65	57	56	55
Wed	55	62	70	70	64	62	62	61	61	64	70	77	76	66	58	57	55
Thu	55	62	70	74	65	62	62	62	62	64	73	76	76	66	58	57	56
Fri	55	59	63	62	62	62	62	62	65	72	79	79	75	66	60	57	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	58	59	61	61	60	61	61	61	59	58	57	57	55
Sun	55	56	56	56	57	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	55