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)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	45	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	46	47	46	43	42	41	41
Tue	41	42	48	51	47	44	43	43	43	43	48	50	53	48	44	41	41
Wed	41	42	46	48	47	44	43	43	43	44	49	50	52	48	43	41	41
Thu	41	42	44	48	47	44	43	42	42	44	47	49	54	50	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	49	49	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	45	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	46	47	46	43	42	41	41
Tue	41	42	48	51	47	44	43	43	43	43	48	50	53	48	44	41	41
Wed	41	42	46	48	47	44	43	43	43	44	49	50	52	48	43	41	41
Thu	41	42	44	48	47	44	43	42	42	44	47	49	54	50	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	49	49	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	45	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	46	47	46	43	42	41	41
Tue	41	42	48	51	47	44	43	43	43	43	48	50	53	48	44	41	41
Wed	41	42	46	48	47	44	43	43	43	44	49	50	52	48	43	41	41
Thu	41	42	44	48	47	44	43	42	42	44	47	49	54	50	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	49	49	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	45	46	46	44	43	43	43	43	46	47	46	43	42	41	41
Tue	41	42	48	51	47	44	43	43	43	43	48	50	53	48	44	41	41
Wed	41	42	46	48	47	44	43	43	43	44	49	50	52	48	43	41	41
Thu	41	42	44	48	47	44	43	42	42	44	47	49	54	50	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	48	49	49	45	42	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41