Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Oakland

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 33 minutes via I-880 North and I-580 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Oakland 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	27	29	32	42	37	34	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	28	28	28	28
Tue	27	29	34	55	43	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	32	30	28	28	27
Wed	27	29	33	51	39	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	29	33	58	42	33	31	31	32	32	38	36	32	30	28	28	28
Fri	27	30	32	38	34	33	33	33	35	37	39	36	31	29	29	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	28	28	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Pleasanton to Oakland (via I-880 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 58 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to downtown Oakland (Broadway) 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Oakland?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

Oakland to Pleasanton (return trip) · Pleasanton to San Francisco · Pleasanton to San Jose · Pleasanton to Palo Alto · Pleasanton to Berkeley · Pleasanton to Fremont · Pleasanton to Walnut Creek · Pleasanton to San Mateo · Pleasanton to Hayward · Pleasanton to Mountain View · Pleasanton to Santa Clara · Pleasanton to Richmond

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	32	42	37	34	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	28	28	28	28
Tue	27	29	34	55	43	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	32	30	28	28	27
Wed	27	29	33	51	39	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	29	33	58	42	33	31	31	32	32	38	36	32	30	28	28	28
Fri	27	30	32	38	34	33	33	33	35	37	39	36	31	29	29	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	28	28	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	32	42	37	34	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	28	28	28	28
Tue	27	29	34	55	43	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	32	30	28	28	27
Wed	27	29	33	51	39	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	29	33	58	42	33	31	31	32	32	38	36	32	30	28	28	28
Fri	27	30	32	38	34	33	33	33	35	37	39	36	31	29	29	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	28	28	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	32	42	37	34	34	33	32	32	33	32	31	28	28	28	28
Tue	27	29	34	55	43	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	32	30	28	28	27
Wed	27	29	33	51	39	33	32	32	32	33	35	39	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	29	33	58	42	33	31	31	32	32	38	36	32	30	28	28	28
Fri	27	30	32	38	34	33	33	33	35	37	39	36	31	29	29	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	28	28	28