Best Time to Drive from SFO to Pleasanton

Right now (8:17 am PDT): about 61 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East and US-101 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 23% 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.

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from SFO to Pleasanton (via I-580 West and SR-92 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Pleasanton to SFO

Freeway, about 27 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 12 miles: 20 to 46 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Departures) 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 SFO 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	44	48	59	55	54	52	48	47	47	46	52	51	53	52	47	45	45
Tue	44	47	73	68	55	49	47	46	46	47	53	55	57	54	48	45	46
Wed	44	47	56	50	50	48	46	46	46	48	53	55	56	52	47	45	44
Thu	44	47	55	55	50	49	46	46	46	47	52	55	57	54	48	46	46
Fri	44	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	48	52	54	52	53	47	47	45
Sat	44	47	46	45	45	45	47	48	47	48	49	48	49	48	45	45	45
Sun	44	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	47	45

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 SFO to Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SFO to Pleasanton?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 44 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SFO to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	59	55	54	52	48	47	47	46	52	51	53	52	47	45	45
Tue	44	47	73	68	55	49	47	46	46	47	53	55	57	54	48	45	46
Wed	44	47	56	50	50	48	46	46	46	48	53	55	56	52	47	45	44
Thu	44	47	55	55	50	49	46	46	46	47	52	55	57	54	48	46	46
Fri	44	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	48	52	54	52	53	47	47	45
Sat	44	47	46	45	45	45	47	48	47	48	49	48	49	48	45	45	45
Sun	44	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	59	55	54	52	48	47	47	46	52	51	53	52	47	45	45
Tue	44	47	73	68	55	49	47	46	46	47	53	55	57	54	48	45	46
Wed	44	47	56	50	50	48	46	46	46	48	53	55	56	52	47	45	44
Thu	44	47	55	55	50	49	46	46	46	47	52	55	57	54	48	46	46
Fri	44	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	48	52	54	52	53	47	47	45
Sat	44	47	46	45	45	45	47	48	47	48	49	48	49	48	45	45	45
Sun	44	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	59	55	54	52	48	47	47	46	52	51	53	52	47	45	45
Tue	44	47	73	68	55	49	47	46	46	47	53	55	57	54	48	45	46
Wed	44	47	56	50	50	48	46	46	46	48	53	55	56	52	47	45	44
Thu	44	47	55	55	50	49	46	46	46	47	52	55	57	54	48	46	46
Fri	44	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	48	52	54	52	53	47	47	45
Sat	44	47	46	45	45	45	47	48	47	48	49	48	49	48	45	45	45
Sun	44	46	46	45	44	44	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	47	45