Best Time to Drive from Manteca to South San Francisco

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via I-580 East, usually 96 at this time.

Only 49% 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 South 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	81	90	108	103	95	89	88	87	86	88	96	105	100	94	84	79	78
Tue	81	97	118	111	101	92	88	86	85	90	101	103	99	94	89	81	78
Wed	81	95	117	108	102	91	88	86	86	90	103	105	102	97	93	85	79
Thu	82	97	118	109	102	90	87	85	86	94	101	107	103	96	91	86	82
Fri	81	86	99	97	89	88	86	87	95	109	116	106	100	92	84	82	79
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	85	86	87	88	88	87	89	87	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	82	82	84	83	83	91	91	83	80	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Manteca to South San Francisco (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manteca to central South 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 South San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 78 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manteca to South San Francisco?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (12 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (10 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	81	90	108	103	95	89	88	87	86	88	96	105	100	94	84	79	78
Tue	81	97	118	111	101	92	88	86	85	90	101	103	99	94	89	81	78
Wed	81	95	117	108	102	91	88	86	86	90	103	105	102	97	93	85	79
Thu	82	97	118	109	102	90	87	85	86	94	101	107	103	96	91	86	82
Fri	81	86	99	97	89	88	86	87	95	109	116	106	100	92	84	82	79
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	85	86	87	88	88	87	89	87	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	82	82	84	83	83	91	91	83	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	90	108	103	95	89	88	87	86	88	96	105	100	94	84	79	78
Tue	81	97	118	111	101	92	88	86	85	90	101	103	99	94	89	81	78
Wed	81	95	117	108	102	91	88	86	86	90	103	105	102	97	93	85	79
Thu	82	97	118	109	102	90	87	85	86	94	101	107	103	96	91	86	82
Fri	81	86	99	97	89	88	86	87	95	109	116	106	100	92	84	82	79
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	85	86	87	88	88	87	89	87	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	82	82	84	83	83	91	91	83	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	90	108	103	95	89	88	87	86	88	96	105	100	94	84	79	78
Tue	81	97	118	111	101	92	88	86	85	90	101	103	99	94	89	81	78
Wed	81	95	117	108	102	91	88	86	86	90	103	105	102	97	93	85	79
Thu	82	97	118	109	102	90	87	85	86	94	101	107	103	96	91	86	82
Fri	81	86	99	97	89	88	86	87	95	109	116	106	100	92	84	82	79
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	85	86	87	88	88	87	89	87	84	81	77
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	82	82	84	83	83	91	91	83	80	77