Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Pleasanton

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 45 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 43 at this time.

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from San Mateo to Pleasanton (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 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).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pleasanton to San Mateo

Freeway, about 20 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 23 to 32 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central San Mateo (South El Camino Real) to central Pleasanton along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Mateo to Pleasanton by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon4142454646444343434346474643424141
Tue4142485147444343434348505348444141
Wed4142464847444343434449505248434141
Thu4142444847444342424447495450434241
Fri4142434444434343434448494945424241
Sat4142424142424243434343434342424241
Sun4141414141414242424242424242424241

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 Mateo to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 41 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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