Best Time to Drive from Manteca to San Mateo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-580 East, usually 81 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Mateo 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	82	105	102	95	83	83	81	80	83	90	98	95	89	79	74	73
Tue	77	87	113	106	97	86	82	80	80	85	96	98	94	88	84	76	72
Wed	77	87	112	105	102	86	82	81	80	85	100	100	97	94	89	80	73
Thu	79	88	114	105	101	83	81	80	81	91	95	98	96	90	87	81	76
Fri	77	79	99	91	83	83	80	82	88	101	109	99	92	84	77	76	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	80	81	81	81	80	77	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	84	89	78	74	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Manteca to San Mateo (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (13 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manteca to central San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 72 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manteca to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	82	105	102	95	83	83	81	80	83	90	98	95	89	79	74	73
Tue	77	87	113	106	97	86	82	80	80	85	96	98	94	88	84	76	72
Wed	77	87	112	105	102	86	82	81	80	85	100	100	97	94	89	80	73
Thu	79	88	114	105	101	83	81	80	81	91	95	98	96	90	87	81	76
Fri	77	79	99	91	83	83	80	82	88	101	109	99	92	84	77	76	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	80	81	81	81	80	77	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	84	89	78	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	82	105	102	95	83	83	81	80	83	90	98	95	89	79	74	73
Tue	77	87	113	106	97	86	82	80	80	85	96	98	94	88	84	76	72
Wed	77	87	112	105	102	86	82	81	80	85	100	100	97	94	89	80	73
Thu	79	88	114	105	101	83	81	80	81	91	95	98	96	90	87	81	76
Fri	77	79	99	91	83	83	80	82	88	101	109	99	92	84	77	76	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	80	81	81	81	80	77	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	84	89	78	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	82	105	102	95	83	83	81	80	83	90	98	95	89	79	74	73
Tue	77	87	113	106	97	86	82	80	80	85	96	98	94	88	84	76	72
Wed	77	87	112	105	102	86	82	81	80	85	100	100	97	94	89	80	73
Thu	79	88	114	105	101	83	81	80	81	91	95	98	96	90	87	81	76
Fri	77	79	99	91	83	83	80	82	88	101	109	99	92	84	77	76	73
Sat	73	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	80	81	81	81	80	77	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	84	89	78	74	72