Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Tracy
Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-580 West, usually 65 at this time.
Only 58% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 56 | 98 | 100 | 90 | 77 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 57 |
| Tue | 56 | 95 | 101 | 108 | 89 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 57 |
| Wed | 56 | 97 | 104 | 115 | 85 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 57 |
| Thu | 56 | 95 | 98 | 103 | 84 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
| Fri | 57 | 101 | 94 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 56 |
| Sat | 56 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 58 |
| Sun | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 83 | 101 | 83 | 70 | 67 | 57 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Richmond to Tracy (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).
About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Tracy?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Richmond to Tracy?
The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Richmond to Tracy?
Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 West in Bay Area (53 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)
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