Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Vallejo

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via I-680 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Vallejo 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	40	41	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	48	47	47	43	39	39	39
Tue	39	40	42	47	46	42	42	42	42	44	50	55	54	48	40	39	39
Wed	39	40	42	45	44	42	42	42	42	44	51	56	57	50	41	40	39
Thu	39	40	41	47	44	42	42	42	42	45	52	57	58	50	41	40	39
Fri	39	40	40	42	42	42	42	42	44	50	57	58	57	49	42	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	40	40	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Pleasanton to Vallejo (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Vallejo 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 Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (32 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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