Best Time to Drive from Newark to Tracy

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 49 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North.

Only 47% 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 Newark to Tracy 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	50	85	108	104	79	62	57	55	54	53	58	66	63	61	53	50	49
Tue	50	85	107	106	83	63	58	55	53	53	59	62	61	62	57	50	49
Wed	50	87	112	115	86	67	58	55	53	54	59	62	66	63	61	53	49
Thu	50	84	107	111	78	60	57	54	53	55	56	62	63	59	58	54	49
Fri	50	78	81	64	66	58	57	57	56	61	66	61	62	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	50	52	54	53	55	55	53	55	55	53	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	51	57	77	70	54	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Newark to Tracy (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (22 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Tracy 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 Newark to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Tracy?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 49 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Tracy?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South 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	50	85	108	104	79	62	57	55	54	53	58	66	63	61	53	50	49
Tue	50	85	107	106	83	63	58	55	53	53	59	62	61	62	57	50	49
Wed	50	87	112	115	86	67	58	55	53	54	59	62	66	63	61	53	49
Thu	50	84	107	111	78	60	57	54	53	55	56	62	63	59	58	54	49
Fri	50	78	81	64	66	58	57	57	56	61	66	61	62	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	50	52	54	53	55	55	53	55	55	53	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	51	57	77	70	54	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	85	108	104	79	62	57	55	54	53	58	66	63	61	53	50	49
Tue	50	85	107	106	83	63	58	55	53	53	59	62	61	62	57	50	49
Wed	50	87	112	115	86	67	58	55	53	54	59	62	66	63	61	53	49
Thu	50	84	107	111	78	60	57	54	53	55	56	62	63	59	58	54	49
Fri	50	78	81	64	66	58	57	57	56	61	66	61	62	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	50	52	54	53	55	55	53	55	55	53	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	51	57	77	70	54	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	85	108	104	79	62	57	55	54	53	58	66	63	61	53	50	49
Tue	50	85	107	106	83	63	58	55	53	53	59	62	61	62	57	50	49
Wed	50	87	112	115	86	67	58	55	53	54	59	62	66	63	61	53	49
Thu	50	84	107	111	78	60	57	54	53	55	56	62	63	59	58	54	49
Fri	50	78	81	64	66	58	57	57	56	61	66	61	62	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	50	50	52	54	53	55	55	53	55	55	53	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	51	57	77	70	54	51	49