Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Tracy

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-580 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Oakland 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	49	83	85	78	63	58	56	54	53	52	52	54	55	55	51	51	49
Tue	48	82	85	78	74	59	56	53	52	51	52	53	55	55	51	49	49
Wed	48	84	85	95	70	60	56	54	53	52	53	52	56	55	51	50	49
Thu	48	82	87	93	68	57	53	52	52	52	51	54	53	53	52	53	50
Fri	50	93	91	72	67	56	55	54	53	53	53	55	56	55	51	50	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	48	50	52	52	53	53	54	55	54	57	76	75	54	54	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Oakland to Tracy (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Tracy?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	83	85	78	63	58	56	54	53	52	52	54	55	55	51	51	49
Tue	48	82	85	78	74	59	56	53	52	51	52	53	55	55	51	49	49
Wed	48	84	85	95	70	60	56	54	53	52	53	52	56	55	51	50	49
Thu	48	82	87	93	68	57	53	52	52	52	51	54	53	53	52	53	50
Fri	50	93	91	72	67	56	55	54	53	53	53	55	56	55	51	50	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	48	50	52	52	53	53	54	55	54	57	76	75	54	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	83	85	78	63	58	56	54	53	52	52	54	55	55	51	51	49
Tue	48	82	85	78	74	59	56	53	52	51	52	53	55	55	51	49	49
Wed	48	84	85	95	70	60	56	54	53	52	53	52	56	55	51	50	49
Thu	48	82	87	93	68	57	53	52	52	52	51	54	53	53	52	53	50
Fri	50	93	91	72	67	56	55	54	53	53	53	55	56	55	51	50	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	48	50	52	52	53	53	54	55	54	57	76	75	54	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	83	85	78	63	58	56	54	53	52	52	54	55	55	51	51	49
Tue	48	82	85	78	74	59	56	53	52	51	52	53	55	55	51	49	49
Wed	48	84	85	95	70	60	56	54	53	52	53	52	56	55	51	50	49
Thu	48	82	87	93	68	57	53	52	52	52	51	54	53	53	52	53	50
Fri	50	93	91	72	67	56	55	54	53	53	53	55	56	55	51	50	49
Sat	49	49	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	49	48	50	52	52	53	53	54	55	54	57	76	75	54	54	49