Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Pleasanton

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 36 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 34 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 Santa Clara 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	31	33	39	42	40	38	35	34	35	39	51	49	50	44	34	32	32
Tue	31	33	42	46	45	40	36	34	34	39	51	54	55	53	46	33	31
Wed	31	33	40	43	43	41	36	34	34	40	51	56	56	53	45	35	31
Thu	31	33	40	44	44	40	35	33	34	40	51	55	58	53	49	36	31
Fri	31	32	34	36	36	34	34	34	35	43	51	52	49	40	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	38	35	33	31
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	34	38	34	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Santa Clara to Pleasanton (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (15 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara (Lincoln 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 Santa Clara to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Pleasanton?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 31 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

Pleasanton to Santa Clara (return trip) · Santa Clara to San Francisco · Santa Clara to Oakland · Santa Clara to Palo Alto · Santa Clara to Berkeley · Santa Clara to Fremont · Santa Clara to Walnut Creek · Santa Clara to San Mateo · Santa Clara to Hayward · Santa Clara to Richmond · Santa Clara to SFO · Santa Clara to OAK

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	39	42	40	38	35	34	35	39	51	49	50	44	34	32	32
Tue	31	33	42	46	45	40	36	34	34	39	51	54	55	53	46	33	31
Wed	31	33	40	43	43	41	36	34	34	40	51	56	56	53	45	35	31
Thu	31	33	40	44	44	40	35	33	34	40	51	55	58	53	49	36	31
Fri	31	32	34	36	36	34	34	34	35	43	51	52	49	40	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	38	35	33	31
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	34	38	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	39	42	40	38	35	34	35	39	51	49	50	44	34	32	32
Tue	31	33	42	46	45	40	36	34	34	39	51	54	55	53	46	33	31
Wed	31	33	40	43	43	41	36	34	34	40	51	56	56	53	45	35	31
Thu	31	33	40	44	44	40	35	33	34	40	51	55	58	53	49	36	31
Fri	31	32	34	36	36	34	34	34	35	43	51	52	49	40	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	38	35	33	31
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	34	38	34	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	39	42	40	38	35	34	35	39	51	49	50	44	34	32	32
Tue	31	33	42	46	45	40	36	34	34	39	51	54	55	53	46	33	31
Wed	31	33	40	43	43	41	36	34	34	40	51	56	56	53	45	35	31
Thu	31	33	40	44	44	40	35	33	34	40	51	55	58	53	49	36	31
Fri	31	32	34	36	36	34	34	34	35	43	51	52	49	40	36	32	31
Sat	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	38	38	35	33	31
Sun	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	33	34	38	34	33	32