Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Tracy
Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 128 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South, usually 99 at this time.
Only 59% 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 | 62 | 111 | 108 | 97 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
| Tue | 62 | 109 | 108 | 102 | 83 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 99 | 114 | 122 | 110 | 81 | 65 | 62 |
| Wed | 62 | 111 | 112 | 117 | 81 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 72 | 98 | 111 | 123 | 111 | 83 | 66 | 62 |
| Thu | 63 | 109 | 108 | 111 | 76 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 102 | 113 | 114 | 102 | 80 | 68 | 62 |
| Fri | 63 | 115 | 97 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 83 | 94 | 96 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 62 |
| Sat | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 |
| Sun | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 88 | 103 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 62 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Cupertino to Tracy (via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).
About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino 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 Cupertino to Tracy?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Cupertino to Tracy?
The 64-mile drive usually takes 62 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Tracy?
Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (12 miles)
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