Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Pleasanton

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 13 minutes via I-680 South, usually 13 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Ramon to Pleasanton by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from San Ramon to Pleasanton (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 21 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 13 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 am on Saturdays (13 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon 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 Ramon to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 21 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 12-mile drive usually takes 13 to 21 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 13 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 21 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (7 miles)

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