Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Turlock

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-580 West, usually 81 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Turlock 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	79	139	168	128	101	85	83	81	80	79	88	101	89	100	78	76	76
Tue	79	139	158	148	103	85	82	82	80	79	85	87	84	91	85	77	76
Wed	79	140	164	162	118	88	82	80	80	81	83	81	93	92	92	81	76
Thu	80	138	164	146	100	83	81	81	80	86	80	93	85	88	90	84	77
Fri	81	141	126	93	95	83	81	81	81	91	95	84	83	83	78	76	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	82	81	79	82	84	81	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	106	150	125	81	77	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Pleasanton to Turlock (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (151 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (35 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Turlock 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 Turlock?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 76 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Turlock?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	139	168	128	101	85	83	81	80	79	88	101	89	100	78	76	76
Tue	79	139	158	148	103	85	82	82	80	79	85	87	84	91	85	77	76
Wed	79	140	164	162	118	88	82	80	80	81	83	81	93	92	92	81	76
Thu	80	138	164	146	100	83	81	81	80	86	80	93	85	88	90	84	77
Fri	81	141	126	93	95	83	81	81	81	91	95	84	83	83	78	76	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	82	81	79	82	84	81	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	106	150	125	81	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	139	168	128	101	85	83	81	80	79	88	101	89	100	78	76	76
Tue	79	139	158	148	103	85	82	82	80	79	85	87	84	91	85	77	76
Wed	79	140	164	162	118	88	82	80	80	81	83	81	93	92	92	81	76
Thu	80	138	164	146	100	83	81	81	80	86	80	93	85	88	90	84	77
Fri	81	141	126	93	95	83	81	81	81	91	95	84	83	83	78	76	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	82	81	79	82	84	81	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	106	150	125	81	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	139	168	128	101	85	83	81	80	79	88	101	89	100	78	76	76
Tue	79	139	158	148	103	85	82	82	80	79	85	87	84	91	85	77	76
Wed	79	140	164	162	118	88	82	80	80	81	83	81	93	92	92	81	76
Thu	80	138	164	146	100	83	81	81	80	86	80	93	85	88	90	84	77
Fri	81	141	126	93	95	83	81	81	81	91	95	84	83	83	78	76	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	82	81	79	82	84	81	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	106	150	125	81	77	76