Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Pittsburg

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 36 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 Richmond 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	32	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	35	35	42	45	47	42	35	34	34
Tue	32	35	37	39	38	36	35	35	35	36	44	53	57	50	38	34	33
Wed	32	35	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	36	44	54	59	50	39	35	33
Thu	32	36	37	38	39	35	35	35	35	36	47	57	61	51	40	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	36	35	35	34	35	35	37	50	57	54	43	37	34	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Richmond to Pittsburg (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	35	35	42	45	47	42	35	34	34
Tue	32	35	37	39	38	36	35	35	35	36	44	53	57	50	38	34	33
Wed	32	35	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	36	44	54	59	50	39	35	33
Thu	32	36	37	38	39	35	35	35	35	36	47	57	61	51	40	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	36	35	35	34	35	35	37	50	57	54	43	37	34	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	35	35	42	45	47	42	35	34	34
Tue	32	35	37	39	38	36	35	35	35	36	44	53	57	50	38	34	33
Wed	32	35	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	36	44	54	59	50	39	35	33
Thu	32	36	37	38	39	35	35	35	35	36	47	57	61	51	40	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	36	35	35	34	35	35	37	50	57	54	43	37	34	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	36	37	36	35	35	35	35	35	42	45	47	42	35	34	34
Tue	32	35	37	39	38	36	35	35	35	36	44	53	57	50	38	34	33
Wed	32	35	37	38	36	35	35	35	35	36	44	54	59	50	39	35	33
Thu	32	36	37	38	39	35	35	35	35	36	47	57	61	51	40	35	33
Fri	32	33	35	36	35	35	34	35	35	37	50	57	54	43	37	34	33
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33