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Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to OAK

Right now (11:02 pm PDT): about 26 minutes via I-580 East.

Only 22% 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.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from Pleasanton to OAK (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: OAK to Pleasanton

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 18 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pleasanton to OAK by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2526293834313130292931292926252625
Tue2526305038313030293034323227262625
Wed2527294535292930303033373128252625
Thu2527295238302928293037343027252625
Fri2527293330302929323437332926262625
Sat2525252626272727282828272726262625
Sun2525252525262627262626262626252625

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 OAK?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 25 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to OAK?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (3 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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