Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Tracy
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-5 South, usually 65 at this time.
None 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 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 65 |
| Tue | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Wed | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Thu | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Fri | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Sacramento to Tracy (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 1:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (67 minutes).
About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (9 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento to Tracy?
On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 1:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to Tracy?
The 68-mile drive usually takes 64 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Tracy?
Leaving around 11:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (13 miles)
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