Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Tracy

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Pittsburg 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	52	54	58	56	59	64	63	59	59	58	59	56	54	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	54	62	58	59	59	59	59	56	56	56	55	53	54	51	50	50
Wed	49	55	62	61	59	62	60	58	60	59	56	56	53	52	50	50	50
Thu	49	54	64	59	60	58	57	57	56	57	57	54	52	51	53	50	50
Fri	49	53	59	57	58	59	61	59	58	58	58	56	53	51	51	50	50
Sat	49	50	49	50	51	50	51	51	52	51	50	50	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Pittsburg to Tracy (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (37 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 49 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Tracy?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	58	56	59	64	63	59	59	58	59	56	54	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	54	62	58	59	59	59	59	56	56	56	55	53	54	51	50	50
Wed	49	55	62	61	59	62	60	58	60	59	56	56	53	52	50	50	50
Thu	49	54	64	59	60	58	57	57	56	57	57	54	52	51	53	50	50
Fri	49	53	59	57	58	59	61	59	58	58	58	56	53	51	51	50	50
Sat	49	50	49	50	51	50	51	51	52	51	50	50	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	58	56	59	64	63	59	59	58	59	56	54	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	54	62	58	59	59	59	59	56	56	56	55	53	54	51	50	50
Wed	49	55	62	61	59	62	60	58	60	59	56	56	53	52	50	50	50
Thu	49	54	64	59	60	58	57	57	56	57	57	54	52	51	53	50	50
Fri	49	53	59	57	58	59	61	59	58	58	58	56	53	51	51	50	50
Sat	49	50	49	50	51	50	51	51	52	51	50	50	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	58	56	59	64	63	59	59	58	59	56	54	52	51	50	50
Tue	49	54	62	58	59	59	59	59	56	56	56	55	53	54	51	50	50
Wed	49	55	62	61	59	62	60	58	60	59	56	56	53	52	50	50	50
Thu	49	54	64	59	60	58	57	57	56	57	57	54	52	51	53	50	50
Fri	49	53	59	57	58	59	61	59	58	58	58	56	53	51	51	50	50
Sat	49	50	49	50	51	50	51	51	52	51	50	50	51	50	50	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	53