Best Time to Drive from Manteca to San Francisco

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-580 East, usually 73 at this time.

Only 46% 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 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	77	81	93	91	84	83	81	80	79	80	99	105	95	91	81	73	72
Tue	77	84	96	93	89	85	81	79	79	84	103	116	104	90	81	75	72
Wed	76	84	95	97	93	88	82	79	79	84	103	115	102	92	84	75	72
Thu	77	82	97	95	94	86	82	78	79	89	104	127	108	94	88	87	80
Fri	75	79	86	86	82	80	78	81	86	102	117	116	103	90	80	79	75
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	78	88	90	89	87	84	83	82	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	72	73	74	78	79	87	83	82	79	77	73	73	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Manteca to San Francisco (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 127 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manteca 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 Manteca to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 72 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manteca to San Francisco?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 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 Manteca (return trip) · Manteca 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	77	81	93	91	84	83	81	80	79	80	99	105	95	91	81	73	72
Tue	77	84	96	93	89	85	81	79	79	84	103	116	104	90	81	75	72
Wed	76	84	95	97	93	88	82	79	79	84	103	115	102	92	84	75	72
Thu	77	82	97	95	94	86	82	78	79	89	104	127	108	94	88	87	80
Fri	75	79	86	86	82	80	78	81	86	102	117	116	103	90	80	79	75
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	78	88	90	89	87	84	83	82	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	72	73	74	78	79	87	83	82	79	77	73	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	81	93	91	84	83	81	80	79	80	99	105	95	91	81	73	72
Tue	77	84	96	93	89	85	81	79	79	84	103	116	104	90	81	75	72
Wed	76	84	95	97	93	88	82	79	79	84	103	115	102	92	84	75	72
Thu	77	82	97	95	94	86	82	78	79	89	104	127	108	94	88	87	80
Fri	75	79	86	86	82	80	78	81	86	102	117	116	103	90	80	79	75
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	78	88	90	89	87	84	83	82	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	72	73	74	78	79	87	83	82	79	77	73	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	81	93	91	84	83	81	80	79	80	99	105	95	91	81	73	72
Tue	77	84	96	93	89	85	81	79	79	84	103	116	104	90	81	75	72
Wed	76	84	95	97	93	88	82	79	79	84	103	115	102	92	84	75	72
Thu	77	82	97	95	94	86	82	78	79	89	104	127	108	94	88	87	80
Fri	75	79	86	86	82	80	78	81	86	102	117	116	103	90	80	79	75
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	78	88	90	89	87	84	83	82	76	74	74	72
Sun	72	71	71	72	73	74	78	79	87	83	82	79	77	73	73	73	71