Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Manteca to Sacramento
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 North, usually 62 at this time.
None 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 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Tue | 61 | 63 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Wed | 61 | 63 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Thu | 61 | 63 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Fri | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Sat | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Sun | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Manteca to Sacramento (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manteca to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Manteca to Sacramento?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 61 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Manteca to Sacramento?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles)
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