Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Pittsburg

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 68 minutes via I-680 North, usually 66 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Pittsburg (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Pittsburg 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 Sunnyvale to Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Pittsburg?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (40 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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