Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Tracy

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-5 South and I-80 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Citrus Heights 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	82	83	86	89	87	85	86	86	86	87	88	90	88	84	83	84	83
Tue	82	83	89	93	89	86	86	86	87	87	89	92	91	86	83	83	83
Wed	82	83	88	92	88	86	86	86	86	87	89	93	92	87	84	83	83
Thu	82	83	87	91	88	86	86	87	87	88	94	98	93	87	84	83	83
Fri	82	83	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	89	94	96	94	86	84	83	83
Sat	83	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	83	83	83	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Tracy (via I-5 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (about 13 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Tracy?

The 86-mile drive usually takes 82 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Tracy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (16 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (14 miles)

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

More drives

Tracy to Citrus Heights (return trip) · Citrus Heights to Sacramento · Citrus Heights to Stockton · Citrus Heights to Elk Grove · Citrus Heights to Concord · Citrus Heights to Vallejo · Citrus Heights to Fairfield · Citrus Heights to Antioch · Citrus Heights to Vacaville · Citrus Heights to Arden-Arcade · Citrus Heights to Napa · Citrus Heights to Manteca

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	89	87	85	86	86	86	87	88	90	88	84	83	84	83
Tue	82	83	89	93	89	86	86	86	87	87	89	92	91	86	83	83	83
Wed	82	83	88	92	88	86	86	86	86	87	89	93	92	87	84	83	83
Thu	82	83	87	91	88	86	86	87	87	88	94	98	93	87	84	83	83
Fri	82	83	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	89	94	96	94	86	84	83	83
Sat	83	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	83	83	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	89	87	85	86	86	86	87	88	90	88	84	83	84	83
Tue	82	83	89	93	89	86	86	86	87	87	89	92	91	86	83	83	83
Wed	82	83	88	92	88	86	86	86	86	87	89	93	92	87	84	83	83
Thu	82	83	87	91	88	86	86	87	87	88	94	98	93	87	84	83	83
Fri	82	83	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	89	94	96	94	86	84	83	83
Sat	83	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	83	83	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	89	87	85	86	86	86	87	88	90	88	84	83	84	83
Tue	82	83	89	93	89	86	86	86	87	87	89	92	91	86	83	83	83
Wed	82	83	88	92	88	86	86	86	86	87	89	93	92	87	84	83	83
Thu	82	83	87	91	88	86	86	87	87	88	94	98	93	87	84	83	83
Fri	82	83	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	89	94	96	94	86	84	83	83
Sat	83	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	83	83	83	83