Best Time to Drive from Manteca to San Jose

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 74 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Jose 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	76	80	110	109	84	80	80	80	79	82	99	112	104	104	88	75	74
Tue	76	80	118	111	97	84	80	78	78	82	106	110	103	93	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	117	111	110	83	80	78	78	85	101	112	106	101	89	76	73
Thu	78	81	115	111	109	82	78	78	78	88	97	113	108	100	93	95	88
Fri	78	77	104	104	88	86	77	78	80	101	118	111	109	93	82	80	79
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	76	75	75	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	74	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Manteca to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (19 to 47 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 Jose 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 Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 73 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manteca to San Jose?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	80	110	109	84	80	80	80	79	82	99	112	104	104	88	75	74
Tue	76	80	118	111	97	84	80	78	78	82	106	110	103	93	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	117	111	110	83	80	78	78	85	101	112	106	101	89	76	73
Thu	78	81	115	111	109	82	78	78	78	88	97	113	108	100	93	95	88
Fri	78	77	104	104	88	86	77	78	80	101	118	111	109	93	82	80	79
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	76	75	75	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	80	110	109	84	80	80	80	79	82	99	112	104	104	88	75	74
Tue	76	80	118	111	97	84	80	78	78	82	106	110	103	93	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	117	111	110	83	80	78	78	85	101	112	106	101	89	76	73
Thu	78	81	115	111	109	82	78	78	78	88	97	113	108	100	93	95	88
Fri	78	77	104	104	88	86	77	78	80	101	118	111	109	93	82	80	79
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	76	75	75	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	80	110	109	84	80	80	80	79	82	99	112	104	104	88	75	74
Tue	76	80	118	111	97	84	80	78	78	82	106	110	103	93	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	117	111	110	83	80	78	78	85	101	112	106	101	89	76	73
Thu	78	81	115	111	109	82	78	78	78	88	97	113	108	100	93	95	88
Fri	78	77	104	104	88	86	77	78	80	101	118	111	109	93	82	80	79
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	79	81	82	76	75	75	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	74	73