Best Time to Drive from Manteca to Palo Alto

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 81 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South.

Only 43% 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 Manteca to Palo Alto 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	88	87	129	129	109	91	90	89	88	92	101	114	111	104	90	82	82
Tue	88	88	136	137	125	99	89	87	88	93	111	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	88	89	134	134	128	95	89	87	88	93	110	112	109	106	101	91	83
Thu	90	89	134	135	129	93	88	87	90	98	109	117	114	105	98	90	86
Fri	90	86	122	120	93	92	88	88	95	112	125	116	103	96	86	85	83
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	89	92	93	87	84	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	112	118	90	83	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Manteca to Palo Alto (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (26 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manteca to central Palo Alto 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 Manteca to Palo Alto?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manteca to Palo Alto?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 81 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manteca to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	87	129	129	109	91	90	89	88	92	101	114	111	104	90	82	82
Tue	88	88	136	137	125	99	89	87	88	93	111	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	88	89	134	134	128	95	89	87	88	93	110	112	109	106	101	91	83
Thu	90	89	134	135	129	93	88	87	90	98	109	117	114	105	98	90	86
Fri	90	86	122	120	93	92	88	88	95	112	125	116	103	96	86	85	83
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	89	92	93	87	84	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	112	118	90	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	87	129	129	109	91	90	89	88	92	101	114	111	104	90	82	82
Tue	88	88	136	137	125	99	89	87	88	93	111	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	88	89	134	134	128	95	89	87	88	93	110	112	109	106	101	91	83
Thu	90	89	134	135	129	93	88	87	90	98	109	117	114	105	98	90	86
Fri	90	86	122	120	93	92	88	88	95	112	125	116	103	96	86	85	83
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	89	92	93	87	84	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	112	118	90	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	87	129	129	109	91	90	89	88	92	101	114	111	104	90	82	82
Tue	88	88	136	137	125	99	89	87	88	93	111	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	88	89	134	134	128	95	89	87	88	93	110	112	109	106	101	91	83
Thu	90	89	134	135	129	93	88	87	90	98	109	117	114	105	98	90	86
Fri	90	86	122	120	93	92	88	88	95	112	125	116	103	96	86	85	83
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	83	83	84	86	88	89	92	93	87	84	80
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	112	118	90	83	81