Best Time to Drive from Manteca to San Jose

Right now (10:56 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East.

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	78	79	110	109	96	81	80	80	79	83	94	108	103	94	80	74	74
Tue	78	80	119	111	107	87	80	78	78	84	104	108	102	91	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	118	111	110	85	79	78	78	84	100	109	105	94	92	82	74
Thu	79	81	116	112	110	83	79	78	79	89	101	112	107	94	89	81	78
Fri	79	77	104	94	82	82	78	78	82	102	119	108	100	86	77	77	74
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	77	76	78	80	81	80	81	78	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	96	102	80	75	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 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (102 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 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 7 am on Tuesdays 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	110	109	96	81	80	80	79	83	94	108	103	94	80	74	74
Tue	78	80	119	111	107	87	80	78	78	84	104	108	102	91	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	118	111	110	85	79	78	78	84	100	109	105	94	92	82	74
Thu	79	81	116	112	110	83	79	78	79	89	101	112	107	94	89	81	78
Fri	79	77	104	94	82	82	78	78	82	102	119	108	100	86	77	77	74
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	77	76	78	80	81	80	81	78	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	96	102	80	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	110	109	96	81	80	80	79	83	94	108	103	94	80	74	74
Tue	78	80	119	111	107	87	80	78	78	84	104	108	102	91	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	118	111	110	85	79	78	78	84	100	109	105	94	92	82	74
Thu	79	81	116	112	110	83	79	78	79	89	101	112	107	94	89	81	78
Fri	79	77	104	94	82	82	78	78	82	102	119	108	100	86	77	77	74
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	77	76	78	80	81	80	81	78	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	96	102	80	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	110	109	96	81	80	80	79	83	94	108	103	94	80	74	74
Tue	78	80	119	111	107	87	80	78	78	84	104	108	102	91	86	76	73
Wed	78	81	118	111	110	85	79	78	78	84	100	109	105	94	92	82	74
Thu	79	81	116	112	110	83	79	78	79	89	101	112	107	94	89	81	78
Fri	79	77	104	94	82	82	78	78	82	102	119	108	100	86	77	77	74
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	77	76	78	80	81	80	81	78	75	73
Sun	74	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	96	102	80	75	73