Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Tracy

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 60 at this time.

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 Redwood City 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	57	103	100	89	71	65	64	64	66	68	82	81	83	76	62	60	58
Tue	57	100	99	93	74	66	63	63	63	70	78	78	84	80	69	59	57
Wed	57	103	103	106	75	66	63	63	65	74	82	80	85	81	70	60	57
Thu	57	100	99	97	68	65	62	62	66	71	78	80	90	81	70	63	57
Fri	58	107	92	73	71	64	63	65	67	72	81	84	79	71	64	59	56
Sat	57	58	60	59	60	60	61	62	64	66	66	66	66	63	60	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	58	60	61	61	63	63	62	64	81	96	80	63	62	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Redwood City to Tracy (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City 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 Redwood City to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Tracy?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 56 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Tracy?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (21 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Tracy to Redwood City (return trip) · Redwood City to San Jose · Redwood City to San Francisco · Redwood City to Oakland · Redwood City to Stockton · Redwood City to Fremont · Redwood City to Modesto · Redwood City to Hayward · Redwood City to Sunnyvale · Redwood City to Salinas · Redwood City to Concord · Redwood City 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	57	103	100	89	71	65	64	64	66	68	82	81	83	76	62	60	58
Tue	57	100	99	93	74	66	63	63	63	70	78	78	84	80	69	59	57
Wed	57	103	103	106	75	66	63	63	65	74	82	80	85	81	70	60	57
Thu	57	100	99	97	68	65	62	62	66	71	78	80	90	81	70	63	57
Fri	58	107	92	73	71	64	63	65	67	72	81	84	79	71	64	59	56
Sat	57	58	60	59	60	60	61	62	64	66	66	66	66	63	60	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	58	60	61	61	63	63	62	64	81	96	80	63	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	103	100	89	71	65	64	64	66	68	82	81	83	76	62	60	58
Tue	57	100	99	93	74	66	63	63	63	70	78	78	84	80	69	59	57
Wed	57	103	103	106	75	66	63	63	65	74	82	80	85	81	70	60	57
Thu	57	100	99	97	68	65	62	62	66	71	78	80	90	81	70	63	57
Fri	58	107	92	73	71	64	63	65	67	72	81	84	79	71	64	59	56
Sat	57	58	60	59	60	60	61	62	64	66	66	66	66	63	60	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	58	60	61	61	63	63	62	64	81	96	80	63	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	103	100	89	71	65	64	64	66	68	82	81	83	76	62	60	58
Tue	57	100	99	93	74	66	63	63	63	70	78	78	84	80	69	59	57
Wed	57	103	103	106	75	66	63	63	65	74	82	80	85	81	70	60	57
Thu	57	100	99	97	68	65	62	62	66	71	78	80	90	81	70	63	57
Fri	58	107	92	73	71	64	63	65	67	72	81	84	79	71	64	59	56
Sat	57	58	60	59	60	60	61	62	64	66	66	66	66	63	60	60	57
Sun	57	56	56	58	60	61	61	63	63	62	64	81	96	80	63	62	57