Best Time to Drive from Arden-Arcade to Tracy

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 79 minutes via I-5 South and US-50 West, usually 78 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Arden-Arcade to Tracy 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	76	77	78	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	81	85	83	79	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	78	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	82	86	87	82	77	77	77
Wed	76	77	78	82	81	80	80	80	79	80	83	89	88	83	77	77	77
Thu	76	77	78	81	80	79	80	80	80	81	86	91	91	83	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	79	79	80	80	81	82	88	89	86	79	77	77	77
Sat	77	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Arden-Arcade to Tracy (via I-5 South and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (17 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arden-Arcade to central Tracy 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 Arden-Arcade to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arden-Arcade to Tracy?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 76 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arden-Arcade to Tracy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (8 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Tracy to Arden-Arcade (return trip) · Arden-Arcade to Sacramento · Arden-Arcade to Stockton · Arden-Arcade to Roseville · Arden-Arcade to Concord · Arden-Arcade to Vallejo · Arden-Arcade to Berkeley · Arden-Arcade to Fairfield · Arden-Arcade to Antioch · Arden-Arcade to Richmond · Arden-Arcade to Vacaville · Arden-Arcade to Livermore

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	81	85	83	79	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	78	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	82	86	87	82	77	77	77
Wed	76	77	78	82	81	80	80	80	79	80	83	89	88	83	77	77	77
Thu	76	77	78	81	80	79	80	80	80	81	86	91	91	83	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	79	79	80	80	81	82	88	89	86	79	77	77	77
Sat	77	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	81	85	83	79	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	78	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	82	86	87	82	77	77	77
Wed	76	77	78	82	81	80	80	80	79	80	83	89	88	83	77	77	77
Thu	76	77	78	81	80	79	80	80	80	81	86	91	91	83	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	79	79	80	80	81	82	88	89	86	79	77	77	77
Sat	77	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	79	79	80	80	79	80	81	85	83	79	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	78	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	82	86	87	82	77	77	77
Wed	76	77	78	82	81	80	80	80	79	80	83	89	88	83	77	77	77
Thu	76	77	78	81	80	79	80	80	80	81	86	91	91	83	77	77	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	79	79	80	80	81	82	88	89	86	79	77	77	77
Sat	77	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	77	77	77