Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Novato

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-580 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Novato 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	54	56	59	61	60	61	60	61	61	64	70	72	73	62	56	55	54
Tue	54	56	60	65	62	60	60	60	60	65	75	81	82	67	56	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	63	60	60	61	62	64	74	85	82	67	57	56	54
Thu	54	56	61	69	63	60	59	60	60	64	75	82	83	68	58	56	55
Fri	54	55	59	59	60	60	61	62	66	75	83	86	80	67	59	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	63	63	62	61	58	57	57	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	61	59	57	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Pleasanton to Novato (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Novato 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 Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Novato?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (37 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	59	61	60	61	60	61	61	64	70	72	73	62	56	55	54
Tue	54	56	60	65	62	60	60	60	60	65	75	81	82	67	56	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	63	60	60	61	62	64	74	85	82	67	57	56	54
Thu	54	56	61	69	63	60	59	60	60	64	75	82	83	68	58	56	55
Fri	54	55	59	59	60	60	61	62	66	75	83	86	80	67	59	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	63	63	62	61	58	57	57	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	61	59	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	59	61	60	61	60	61	61	64	70	72	73	62	56	55	54
Tue	54	56	60	65	62	60	60	60	60	65	75	81	82	67	56	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	63	60	60	61	62	64	74	85	82	67	57	56	54
Thu	54	56	61	69	63	60	59	60	60	64	75	82	83	68	58	56	55
Fri	54	55	59	59	60	60	61	62	66	75	83	86	80	67	59	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	63	63	62	61	58	57	57	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	61	59	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	59	61	60	61	60	61	61	64	70	72	73	62	56	55	54
Tue	54	56	60	65	62	60	60	60	60	65	75	81	82	67	56	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	63	60	60	61	62	64	74	85	82	67	57	56	54
Thu	54	56	61	69	63	60	59	60	60	64	75	82	83	68	58	56	55
Fri	54	55	59	59	60	60	61	62	66	75	83	86	80	67	59	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	61	63	63	62	61	58	57	57	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	61	59	57	57	57	54