Best Time to Drive from Palo Alto to Manteca

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 82 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North.

Only 46% 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 Palo Alto 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	82	153	160	135	101	92	90	89	89	89	101	110	115	101	87	85	82
Tue	82	151	157	146	106	95	90	89	87	95	103	117	131	119	96	86	82
Wed	82	153	157	147	107	95	89	89	87	94	107	120	133	119	102	88	82
Thu	82	151	157	131	98	93	89	87	88	96	105	120	128	115	100	92	82
Fri	83	157	127	99	97	89	88	91	97	109	107	106	102	95	89	85	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	86	87	87	96	89	87	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	85	123	147	109	86	85	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Palo Alto to Manteca (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (147 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (28 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto to Manteca?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palo Alto to Manteca?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 82 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palo Alto to Manteca?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 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	82	153	160	135	101	92	90	89	89	89	101	110	115	101	87	85	82
Tue	82	151	157	146	106	95	90	89	87	95	103	117	131	119	96	86	82
Wed	82	153	157	147	107	95	89	89	87	94	107	120	133	119	102	88	82
Thu	82	151	157	131	98	93	89	87	88	96	105	120	128	115	100	92	82
Fri	83	157	127	99	97	89	88	91	97	109	107	106	102	95	89	85	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	86	87	87	96	89	87	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	85	123	147	109	86	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	153	160	135	101	92	90	89	89	89	101	110	115	101	87	85	82
Tue	82	151	157	146	106	95	90	89	87	95	103	117	131	119	96	86	82
Wed	82	153	157	147	107	95	89	89	87	94	107	120	133	119	102	88	82
Thu	82	151	157	131	98	93	89	87	88	96	105	120	128	115	100	92	82
Fri	83	157	127	99	97	89	88	91	97	109	107	106	102	95	89	85	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	86	87	87	96	89	87	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	85	123	147	109	86	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	153	160	135	101	92	90	89	89	89	101	110	115	101	87	85	82
Tue	82	151	157	146	106	95	90	89	87	95	103	117	131	119	96	86	82
Wed	82	153	157	147	107	95	89	89	87	94	107	120	133	119	102	88	82
Thu	82	151	157	131	98	93	89	87	88	96	105	120	128	115	100	92	82
Fri	83	157	127	99	97	89	88	91	97	109	107	106	102	95	89	85	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	86	87	87	96	89	87	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	85	123	147	109	86	85	82