Best Time to Drive from Lathrop to San Francisco

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 70 minutes via I-580 East.

Only 47% 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 Lathrop to San Francisco 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	75	79	92	90	83	82	80	79	77	79	98	102	94	91	80	72	71
Tue	75	83	94	92	90	86	80	78	77	83	100	109	102	87	80	73	70
Wed	75	82	95	96	92	88	80	78	77	82	100	114	103	92	86	77	72
Thu	76	81	97	94	94	85	81	77	78	87	103	126	107	93	87	85	80
Fri	74	77	85	86	81	79	76	79	84	101	115	115	103	89	78	77	74
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	77	87	88	88	85	83	82	80	75	73	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	77	78	86	82	81	78	81	81	73	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Lathrop to San Francisco (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lathrop to downtown San Francisco 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 Lathrop to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lathrop to San Francisco?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 70 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lathrop to San Francisco?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Francisco to Lathrop (return trip) · Lathrop to San Jose

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	79	92	90	83	82	80	79	77	79	98	102	94	91	80	72	71
Tue	75	83	94	92	90	86	80	78	77	83	100	109	102	87	80	73	70
Wed	75	82	95	96	92	88	80	78	77	82	100	114	103	92	86	77	72
Thu	76	81	97	94	94	85	81	77	78	87	103	126	107	93	87	85	80
Fri	74	77	85	86	81	79	76	79	84	101	115	115	103	89	78	77	74
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	77	87	88	88	85	83	82	80	75	73	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	77	78	86	82	81	78	81	81	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	79	92	90	83	82	80	79	77	79	98	102	94	91	80	72	71
Tue	75	83	94	92	90	86	80	78	77	83	100	109	102	87	80	73	70
Wed	75	82	95	96	92	88	80	78	77	82	100	114	103	92	86	77	72
Thu	76	81	97	94	94	85	81	77	78	87	103	126	107	93	87	85	80
Fri	74	77	85	86	81	79	76	79	84	101	115	115	103	89	78	77	74
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	77	87	88	88	85	83	82	80	75	73	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	77	78	86	82	81	78	81	81	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	79	92	90	83	82	80	79	77	79	98	102	94	91	80	72	71
Tue	75	83	94	92	90	86	80	78	77	83	100	109	102	87	80	73	70
Wed	75	82	95	96	92	88	80	78	77	82	100	114	103	92	86	77	72
Thu	76	81	97	94	94	85	81	77	78	87	103	126	107	93	87	85	80
Fri	74	77	85	86	81	79	76	79	84	101	115	115	103	89	78	77	74
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	77	87	88	88	85	83	82	80	75	73	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	71	73	77	78	86	82	81	78	81	81	73	72	70