Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Pittsburg

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-680 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 79% 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 San Jose 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	59	60	64	69	67	65	65	65	66	70	83	86	85	74	63	60	58
Tue	58	61	65	72	71	65	64	64	65	72	90	101	97	82	71	61	58
Wed	58	61	65	72	70	66	64	64	65	75	92	105	98	82	72	63	58
Thu	58	61	66	74	71	66	64	64	65	76	94	105	100	83	72	63	58
Fri	58	60	62	65	64	63	63	64	69	83	97	98	87	76	66	62	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	64	65	65	68	67	66	64	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	62	63	62	61	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from San Jose to Pittsburg (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose 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 San Jose to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Pittsburg?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Pittsburg to San Jose (return trip) · San Jose to San Francisco · San Jose to Oakland · San Jose to Palo Alto · San Jose to Berkeley · San Jose to Fremont · San Jose to Walnut Creek · San Jose to San Mateo · San Jose to Hayward · San Jose to Mountain View · San Jose to Pleasanton · San Jose to Richmond

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	64	69	67	65	65	65	66	70	83	86	85	74	63	60	58
Tue	58	61	65	72	71	65	64	64	65	72	90	101	97	82	71	61	58
Wed	58	61	65	72	70	66	64	64	65	75	92	105	98	82	72	63	58
Thu	58	61	66	74	71	66	64	64	65	76	94	105	100	83	72	63	58
Fri	58	60	62	65	64	63	63	64	69	83	97	98	87	76	66	62	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	64	65	65	68	67	66	64	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	62	63	62	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	64	69	67	65	65	65	66	70	83	86	85	74	63	60	58
Tue	58	61	65	72	71	65	64	64	65	72	90	101	97	82	71	61	58
Wed	58	61	65	72	70	66	64	64	65	75	92	105	98	82	72	63	58
Thu	58	61	66	74	71	66	64	64	65	76	94	105	100	83	72	63	58
Fri	58	60	62	65	64	63	63	64	69	83	97	98	87	76	66	62	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	64	65	65	68	67	66	64	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	62	63	62	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	64	69	67	65	65	65	66	70	83	86	85	74	63	60	58
Tue	58	61	65	72	71	65	64	64	65	72	90	101	97	82	71	61	58
Wed	58	61	65	72	70	66	64	64	65	75	92	105	98	82	72	63	58
Thu	58	61	66	74	71	66	64	64	65	76	94	105	100	83	72	63	58
Fri	58	60	62	65	64	63	63	64	69	83	97	98	87	76	66	62	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	60	62	64	65	65	68	67	66	64	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	62	63	62	61	58