Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Manteca

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-580 West, usually 83 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Richmond 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	71	119	123	115	93	83	80	79	79	78	81	81	83	78	74	73	72
Tue	70	119	124	122	104	87	82	79	78	78	81	82	83	82	75	72	71
Wed	70	125	128	132	101	88	81	80	79	79	81	82	85	83	76	73	71
Thu	70	119	122	118	100	85	80	79	80	80	85	84	87	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	123	102	98	90	80	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	80	77	74	71
Sat	70	72	74	74	74	76	79	80	80	81	83	84	85	82	79	76	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	79	80	82	83	86	97	102	91	83	81	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Richmond to Manteca (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (7 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Manteca?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Richmond to Manteca?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 70 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Manteca?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (55 miles) · I-80 West 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	71	119	123	115	93	83	80	79	79	78	81	81	83	78	74	73	72
Tue	70	119	124	122	104	87	82	79	78	78	81	82	83	82	75	72	71
Wed	70	125	128	132	101	88	81	80	79	79	81	82	85	83	76	73	71
Thu	70	119	122	118	100	85	80	79	80	80	85	84	87	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	123	102	98	90	80	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	80	77	74	71
Sat	70	72	74	74	74	76	79	80	80	81	83	84	85	82	79	76	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	79	80	82	83	86	97	102	91	83	81	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	119	123	115	93	83	80	79	79	78	81	81	83	78	74	73	72
Tue	70	119	124	122	104	87	82	79	78	78	81	82	83	82	75	72	71
Wed	70	125	128	132	101	88	81	80	79	79	81	82	85	83	76	73	71
Thu	70	119	122	118	100	85	80	79	80	80	85	84	87	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	123	102	98	90	80	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	80	77	74	71
Sat	70	72	74	74	74	76	79	80	80	81	83	84	85	82	79	76	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	79	80	82	83	86	97	102	91	83	81	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	119	123	115	93	83	80	79	79	78	81	81	83	78	74	73	72
Tue	70	119	124	122	104	87	82	79	78	78	81	82	83	82	75	72	71
Wed	70	125	128	132	101	88	81	80	79	79	81	82	85	83	76	73	71
Thu	70	119	122	118	100	85	80	79	80	80	85	84	87	81	76	74	72
Fri	71	123	102	98	90	80	81	81	83	83	85	84	82	80	77	74	71
Sat	70	72	74	74	74	76	79	80	80	81	83	84	85	82	79	76	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	79	80	82	83	86	97	102	91	83	81	72