Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Watsonville to Pleasanton
Right now (12:50 am PST): about 75 minutes via US-101 North and I-680 North.
Only 72% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 76 | 95 | 97 | 89 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Tue | 75 | 99 | 102 | 93 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Wed | 75 | 96 | 99 | 91 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Thu | 76 | 93 | 98 | 92 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 75 | 75 |
| Fri | 75 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 |
| Sat | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Sun | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Watsonville to Pleasanton (via US-101 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).
About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (20 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Watsonville 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 Watsonville to Pleasanton?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Watsonville to Pleasanton?
The 78-mile drive usually takes 75 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Watsonville to Pleasanton?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Bay Area (38 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (24 miles)
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