Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Manteca

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-580 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Berkeley to Manteca 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	68	119	121	112	92	80	77	77	77	76	78	79	81	76	72	71	69
Tue	68	119	122	119	100	84	79	76	75	75	78	79	81	80	73	70	69
Wed	68	125	126	133	97	85	78	77	76	77	78	79	83	81	74	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	98	82	77	76	78	78	82	82	84	79	74	72	69
Fri	68	123	100	93	88	78	78	79	81	82	83	80	80	77	75	71	69
Sat	68	69	72	71	71	73	75	78	78	78	80	80	82	80	76	74	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	77	79	80	82	97	103	88	80	79	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Berkeley to Manteca (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (9 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Manteca 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 Berkeley to Manteca?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Manteca?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 68 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Manteca?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 West 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	68	119	121	112	92	80	77	77	77	76	78	79	81	76	72	71	69
Tue	68	119	122	119	100	84	79	76	75	75	78	79	81	80	73	70	69
Wed	68	125	126	133	97	85	78	77	76	77	78	79	83	81	74	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	98	82	77	76	78	78	82	82	84	79	74	72	69
Fri	68	123	100	93	88	78	78	79	81	82	83	80	80	77	75	71	69
Sat	68	69	72	71	71	73	75	78	78	78	80	80	82	80	76	74	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	77	79	80	82	97	103	88	80	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	119	121	112	92	80	77	77	77	76	78	79	81	76	72	71	69
Tue	68	119	122	119	100	84	79	76	75	75	78	79	81	80	73	70	69
Wed	68	125	126	133	97	85	78	77	76	77	78	79	83	81	74	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	98	82	77	76	78	78	82	82	84	79	74	72	69
Fri	68	123	100	93	88	78	78	79	81	82	83	80	80	77	75	71	69
Sat	68	69	72	71	71	73	75	78	78	78	80	80	82	80	76	74	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	77	79	80	82	97	103	88	80	79	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	119	121	112	92	80	77	77	77	76	78	79	81	76	72	71	69
Tue	68	119	122	119	100	84	79	76	75	75	78	79	81	80	73	70	69
Wed	68	125	126	133	97	85	78	77	76	77	78	79	83	81	74	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	98	82	77	76	78	78	82	82	84	79	74	72	69
Fri	68	123	100	93	88	78	78	79	81	82	83	80	80	77	75	71	69
Sat	68	69	72	71	71	73	75	78	78	78	80	80	82	80	76	74	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	77	79	80	82	97	103	88	80	79	69