Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Manteca

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-580 West, usually 78 at this time.

Only 45% 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	122	123	105	92	81	79	78	78	77	80	80	84	78	72	71	69
Tue	68	120	122	120	101	84	79	76	76	77	78	80	83	79	72	72	69
Wed	68	122	126	133	99	84	79	77	77	77	78	79	85	81	73	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	96	84	77	76	78	78	82	83	87	80	74	73	69
Fri	69	127	113	96	89	77	78	78	80	82	82	82	80	77	74	72	68
Sat	68	69	71	71	71	74	76	79	78	80	80	80	81	80	77	75	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	78	80	80	83	105	118	99	82	80	70

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 136 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (118 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 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 68 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Manteca?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 136 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	122	123	105	92	81	79	78	78	77	80	80	84	78	72	71	69
Tue	68	120	122	120	101	84	79	76	76	77	78	80	83	79	72	72	69
Wed	68	122	126	133	99	84	79	77	77	77	78	79	85	81	73	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	96	84	77	76	78	78	82	83	87	80	74	73	69
Fri	69	127	113	96	89	77	78	78	80	82	82	82	80	77	74	72	68
Sat	68	69	71	71	71	74	76	79	78	80	80	80	81	80	77	75	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	78	80	80	83	105	118	99	82	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	122	123	105	92	81	79	78	78	77	80	80	84	78	72	71	69
Tue	68	120	122	120	101	84	79	76	76	77	78	80	83	79	72	72	69
Wed	68	122	126	133	99	84	79	77	77	77	78	79	85	81	73	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	96	84	77	76	78	78	82	83	87	80	74	73	69
Fri	69	127	113	96	89	77	78	78	80	82	82	82	80	77	74	72	68
Sat	68	69	71	71	71	74	76	79	78	80	80	80	81	80	77	75	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	78	80	80	83	105	118	99	82	80	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	122	123	105	92	81	79	78	78	77	80	80	84	78	72	71	69
Tue	68	120	122	120	101	84	79	76	76	77	78	80	83	79	72	72	69
Wed	68	122	126	133	99	84	79	77	77	77	78	79	85	81	73	71	69
Thu	68	119	120	116	96	84	77	76	78	78	82	83	87	80	74	73	69
Fri	69	127	113	96	89	77	78	78	80	82	82	82	80	77	74	72	68
Sat	68	69	71	71	71	74	76	79	78	80	80	80	81	80	77	75	70
Sun	69	68	68	70	72	73	76	78	80	80	83	105	118	99	82	80	70