Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Pittsburg

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 East, usually 39 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 Pittsburg 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	36	38	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	41	48	48	49	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	40	46	43	40	40	40	40	42	53	58	59	49	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	40	43	54	61	63	51	40	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	46	42	40	40	40	40	44	55	61	63	50	40	38	36
Fri	36	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	42	48	59	63	60	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	41	40	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Pleasanton to Pittsburg (via I-680 North and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 36 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 Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (27 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	41	48	48	49	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	40	46	43	40	40	40	40	42	53	58	59	49	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	40	43	54	61	63	51	40	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	46	42	40	40	40	40	44	55	61	63	50	40	38	36
Fri	36	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	42	48	59	63	60	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	41	40	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	41	48	48	49	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	40	46	43	40	40	40	40	42	53	58	59	49	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	40	43	54	61	63	51	40	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	46	42	40	40	40	40	44	55	61	63	50	40	38	36
Fri	36	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	42	48	59	63	60	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	41	40	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	39	42	41	40	40	40	40	41	48	48	49	43	38	37	36
Tue	36	38	40	46	43	40	40	40	40	42	53	58	59	49	39	37	36
Wed	36	38	40	43	41	40	39	39	40	43	54	61	63	51	40	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	46	42	40	40	40	40	44	55	61	63	50	40	38	36
Fri	36	37	38	39	40	39	39	39	42	48	59	63	60	48	41	38	37
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	40	41	40	38	38	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	36