Best Time to Drive from Novato to Tracy

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-580 West, usually 83 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Novato 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	74	118	139	123	97	86	85	84	82	82	86	84	85	80	78	77	75
Tue	73	118	156	144	112	93	86	83	81	82	85	84	87	81	77	76	76
Wed	74	117	160	134	108	92	87	84	84	82	84	85	88	82	79	77	76
Thu	73	117	152	137	107	91	86	84	83	83	89	87	89	83	78	77	75
Fri	74	117	107	107	91	84	86	86	87	87	90	87	86	83	81	78	75
Sat	73	75	77	77	78	82	86	91	88	89	89	88	92	87	83	80	76
Sun	74	73	74	75	77	80	86	91	93	93	97	116	114	92	89	84	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Novato to Tracy (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 73 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Tracy?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (62 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

Tracy to Novato (return trip) · Novato to San Jose · Novato to San Francisco · Novato to Sacramento · Novato to Oakland · Novato to Fremont · Novato to Santa Rosa · Novato to Elk Grove · Novato to Hayward · Novato to Sunnyvale · Novato to Concord · Novato to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	118	139	123	97	86	85	84	82	82	86	84	85	80	78	77	75
Tue	73	118	156	144	112	93	86	83	81	82	85	84	87	81	77	76	76
Wed	74	117	160	134	108	92	87	84	84	82	84	85	88	82	79	77	76
Thu	73	117	152	137	107	91	86	84	83	83	89	87	89	83	78	77	75
Fri	74	117	107	107	91	84	86	86	87	87	90	87	86	83	81	78	75
Sat	73	75	77	77	78	82	86	91	88	89	89	88	92	87	83	80	76
Sun	74	73	74	75	77	80	86	91	93	93	97	116	114	92	89	84	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	118	139	123	97	86	85	84	82	82	86	84	85	80	78	77	75
Tue	73	118	156	144	112	93	86	83	81	82	85	84	87	81	77	76	76
Wed	74	117	160	134	108	92	87	84	84	82	84	85	88	82	79	77	76
Thu	73	117	152	137	107	91	86	84	83	83	89	87	89	83	78	77	75
Fri	74	117	107	107	91	84	86	86	87	87	90	87	86	83	81	78	75
Sat	73	75	77	77	78	82	86	91	88	89	89	88	92	87	83	80	76
Sun	74	73	74	75	77	80	86	91	93	93	97	116	114	92	89	84	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	118	139	123	97	86	85	84	82	82	86	84	85	80	78	77	75
Tue	73	118	156	144	112	93	86	83	81	82	85	84	87	81	77	76	76
Wed	74	117	160	134	108	92	87	84	84	82	84	85	88	82	79	77	76
Thu	73	117	152	137	107	91	86	84	83	83	89	87	89	83	78	77	75
Fri	74	117	107	107	91	84	86	86	87	87	90	87	86	83	81	78	75
Sat	73	75	77	77	78	82	86	91	88	89	89	88	92	87	83	80	76
Sun	74	73	74	75	77	80	86	91	93	93	97	116	114	92	89	84	75