Best Time to Drive from Manteca to Walnut Creek

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Walnut Creek 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	56	56	62	63	61	60	60	60	59	62	71	78	74	68	60	56	55
Tue	56	56	62	64	63	60	60	59	59	65	78	81	77	69	63	57	55
Wed	56	56	62	64	63	60	59	59	59	64	78	83	80	72	66	60	56
Thu	56	56	63	65	64	60	59	59	60	69	77	86	79	72	65	61	58
Fri	56	56	62	62	59	60	59	60	66	82	93	86	78	66	60	59	56
Sat	55	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	60	60	59	56	54
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	59	60	57	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Manteca to Walnut Creek (via I-580 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Manteca to central Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Manteca to Walnut Creek?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 55 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Manteca to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (16 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	62	63	61	60	60	60	59	62	71	78	74	68	60	56	55
Tue	56	56	62	64	63	60	60	59	59	65	78	81	77	69	63	57	55
Wed	56	56	62	64	63	60	59	59	59	64	78	83	80	72	66	60	56
Thu	56	56	63	65	64	60	59	59	60	69	77	86	79	72	65	61	58
Fri	56	56	62	62	59	60	59	60	66	82	93	86	78	66	60	59	56
Sat	55	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	60	60	59	56	54
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	59	60	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	62	63	61	60	60	60	59	62	71	78	74	68	60	56	55
Tue	56	56	62	64	63	60	60	59	59	65	78	81	77	69	63	57	55
Wed	56	56	62	64	63	60	59	59	59	64	78	83	80	72	66	60	56
Thu	56	56	63	65	64	60	59	59	60	69	77	86	79	72	65	61	58
Fri	56	56	62	62	59	60	59	60	66	82	93	86	78	66	60	59	56
Sat	55	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	60	60	59	56	54
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	59	60	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	56	62	63	61	60	60	60	59	62	71	78	74	68	60	56	55
Tue	56	56	62	64	63	60	60	59	59	65	78	81	77	69	63	57	55
Wed	56	56	62	64	63	60	59	59	59	64	78	83	80	72	66	60	56
Thu	56	56	63	65	64	60	59	59	60	69	77	86	79	72	65	61	58
Fri	56	56	62	62	59	60	59	60	66	82	93	86	78	66	60	59	56
Sat	55	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	60	60	59	56	54
Sun	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	59	60	57	56	54