Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to San Mateo

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 41 minutes via I-580 East and SR-92 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 21% 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 San Mateo 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	39	41	55	57	50	47	47	44	42	43	46	44	43	40	40	39	39
Tue	39	43	64	81	58	47	44	43	43	44	49	48	46	44	40	40	40
Wed	39	42	59	66	51	44	43	43	43	44	50	51	46	44	40	40	39
Thu	39	42	61	70	50	45	42	42	42	45	52	49	45	43	40	40	40
Fri	39	43	44	47	45	44	43	43	46	50	51	47	44	41	41	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Sun	40	41	41	40	39	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Pleasanton to San Mateo (via I-580 East and SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central San Mateo (South El Camino Real) 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 San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pleasanton to San Mateo?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 38 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	55	57	50	47	47	44	42	43	46	44	43	40	40	39	39
Tue	39	43	64	81	58	47	44	43	43	44	49	48	46	44	40	40	40
Wed	39	42	59	66	51	44	43	43	43	44	50	51	46	44	40	40	39
Thu	39	42	61	70	50	45	42	42	42	45	52	49	45	43	40	40	40
Fri	39	43	44	47	45	44	43	43	46	50	51	47	44	41	41	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Sun	40	41	41	40	39	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	55	57	50	47	47	44	42	43	46	44	43	40	40	39	39
Tue	39	43	64	81	58	47	44	43	43	44	49	48	46	44	40	40	40
Wed	39	42	59	66	51	44	43	43	43	44	50	51	46	44	40	40	39
Thu	39	42	61	70	50	45	42	42	42	45	52	49	45	43	40	40	40
Fri	39	43	44	47	45	44	43	43	46	50	51	47	44	41	41	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Sun	40	41	41	40	39	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	55	57	50	47	47	44	42	43	46	44	43	40	40	39	39
Tue	39	43	64	81	58	47	44	43	43	44	49	48	46	44	40	40	40
Wed	39	42	59	66	51	44	43	43	43	44	50	51	46	44	40	40	39
Thu	39	42	61	70	50	45	42	42	42	45	52	49	45	43	40	40	40
Fri	39	43	44	47	45	44	43	43	46	50	51	47	44	41	41	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Sun	40	41	41	40	39	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39