Best Time to Drive from Napa to Manteca

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 109 minutes via SR-12 East, usually 112 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Napa to Manteca 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	109	111	117	121	117	116	116	118	117	117	113	112	112	110	109	109	109
Tue	109	110	118	118	116	116	115	116	119	115	117	113	113	111	109	109	109
Wed	109	111	118	119	117	115	116	115	117	117	115	115	113	111	109	109	109
Thu	110	111	117	119	118	116	118	120	117	116	116	115	114	112	109	108	108
Fri	108	109	112	117	114	116	114	122	116	117	119	116	115	113	110	108	109
Sat	109	108	109	109	108	111	111	117	113	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	109
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	110	112	113	113	113	114	111	111	111	110	109	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Napa to Manteca (via SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 108 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 59 miles surface streets (66 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Napa to central Manteca 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 Napa to Manteca?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 108 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Napa to Manteca?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 108 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Napa to Manteca?

Leaving around 11:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (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	109	111	117	121	117	116	116	118	117	117	113	112	112	110	109	109	109
Tue	109	110	118	118	116	116	115	116	119	115	117	113	113	111	109	109	109
Wed	109	111	118	119	117	115	116	115	117	117	115	115	113	111	109	109	109
Thu	110	111	117	119	118	116	118	120	117	116	116	115	114	112	109	108	108
Fri	108	109	112	117	114	116	114	122	116	117	119	116	115	113	110	108	109
Sat	109	108	109	109	108	111	111	117	113	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	109
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	110	112	113	113	113	114	111	111	111	110	109	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	111	117	121	117	116	116	118	117	117	113	112	112	110	109	109	109
Tue	109	110	118	118	116	116	115	116	119	115	117	113	113	111	109	109	109
Wed	109	111	118	119	117	115	116	115	117	117	115	115	113	111	109	109	109
Thu	110	111	117	119	118	116	118	120	117	116	116	115	114	112	109	108	108
Fri	108	109	112	117	114	116	114	122	116	117	119	116	115	113	110	108	109
Sat	109	108	109	109	108	111	111	117	113	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	109
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	110	112	113	113	113	114	111	111	111	110	109	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	111	117	121	117	116	116	118	117	117	113	112	112	110	109	109	109
Tue	109	110	118	118	116	116	115	116	119	115	117	113	113	111	109	109	109
Wed	109	111	118	119	117	115	116	115	117	117	115	115	113	111	109	109	109
Thu	110	111	117	119	118	116	118	120	117	116	116	115	114	112	109	108	108
Fri	108	109	112	117	114	116	114	122	116	117	119	116	115	113	110	108	109
Sat	109	108	109	109	108	111	111	117	113	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	109
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	110	112	113	113	113	114	111	111	111	110	109	109