Best Time to Drive from Davis to Tracy

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 75 minutes via I-5 South and I-80 East, usually 74 at this time.

Only 26% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Davis to Tracy (via I-5 South and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (10 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Davis 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 Davis to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Davis to Tracy?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 73 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to Tracy?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (9 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (4 miles)

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