Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Pleasanton

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 32 minutes via I-680 North, usually 32 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Pleasanton 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	30	31	39	42	38	34	33	33	33	36	43	40	40	38	33	30	30
Tue	30	30	41	45	42	35	33	32	32	35	43	46	46	45	40	31	30
Wed	30	31	39	43	41	35	32	32	32	37	43	47	47	44	40	32	30
Thu	30	30	39	44	41	35	32	32	32	35	45	47	47	42	39	33	30
Fri	30	30	33	37	33	32	32	32	34	39	43	42	39	38	35	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	33	34	33	34	34	37	35	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	35	32	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from San Jose to Pleasanton (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose (East Santa Clara Street) to central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 30 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	39	42	38	34	33	33	33	36	43	40	40	38	33	30	30
Tue	30	30	41	45	42	35	33	32	32	35	43	46	46	45	40	31	30
Wed	30	31	39	43	41	35	32	32	32	37	43	47	47	44	40	32	30
Thu	30	30	39	44	41	35	32	32	32	35	45	47	47	42	39	33	30
Fri	30	30	33	37	33	32	32	32	34	39	43	42	39	38	35	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	33	34	33	34	34	37	35	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	35	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	39	42	38	34	33	33	33	36	43	40	40	38	33	30	30
Tue	30	30	41	45	42	35	33	32	32	35	43	46	46	45	40	31	30
Wed	30	31	39	43	41	35	32	32	32	37	43	47	47	44	40	32	30
Thu	30	30	39	44	41	35	32	32	32	35	45	47	47	42	39	33	30
Fri	30	30	33	37	33	32	32	32	34	39	43	42	39	38	35	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	33	34	33	34	34	37	35	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	35	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	39	42	38	34	33	33	33	36	43	40	40	38	33	30	30
Tue	30	30	41	45	42	35	33	32	32	35	43	46	46	45	40	31	30
Wed	30	31	39	43	41	35	32	32	32	37	43	47	47	44	40	32	30
Thu	30	30	39	44	41	35	32	32	32	35	45	47	47	42	39	33	30
Fri	30	30	33	37	33	32	32	32	34	39	43	42	39	38	35	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	33	34	33	34	34	37	35	32	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	35	32	31	30