Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Lathrop

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 73 minutes via I-580 West.

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 San Francisco to Lathrop 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	70	121	121	90	85	81	78	77	75	74	76	78	81	78	73	73	71
Tue	69	120	122	112	93	82	77	75	74	76	75	78	79	78	73	72	71
Wed	69	123	126	129	94	83	77	75	76	76	75	75	81	79	75	73	71
Thu	69	120	119	115	90	80	75	74	74	75	74	77	80	77	76	79	71
Fri	70	128	121	96	89	78	77	76	77	78	77	80	80	77	73	72	70
Sat	69	70	72	72	73	74	77	76	76	81	78	76	76	75	74	73	71
Sun	70	69	69	71	73	74	76	76	77	77	77	95	109	86	76	76	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from San Francisco to Lathrop (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (8 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco to central Lathrop 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 San Francisco to Lathrop?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Lathrop?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Lathrop?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	121	121	90	85	81	78	77	75	74	76	78	81	78	73	73	71
Tue	69	120	122	112	93	82	77	75	74	76	75	78	79	78	73	72	71
Wed	69	123	126	129	94	83	77	75	76	76	75	75	81	79	75	73	71
Thu	69	120	119	115	90	80	75	74	74	75	74	77	80	77	76	79	71
Fri	70	128	121	96	89	78	77	76	77	78	77	80	80	77	73	72	70
Sat	69	70	72	72	73	74	77	76	76	81	78	76	76	75	74	73	71
Sun	70	69	69	71	73	74	76	76	77	77	77	95	109	86	76	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	121	121	90	85	81	78	77	75	74	76	78	81	78	73	73	71
Tue	69	120	122	112	93	82	77	75	74	76	75	78	79	78	73	72	71
Wed	69	123	126	129	94	83	77	75	76	76	75	75	81	79	75	73	71
Thu	69	120	119	115	90	80	75	74	74	75	74	77	80	77	76	79	71
Fri	70	128	121	96	89	78	77	76	77	78	77	80	80	77	73	72	70
Sat	69	70	72	72	73	74	77	76	76	81	78	76	76	75	74	73	71
Sun	70	69	69	71	73	74	76	76	77	77	77	95	109	86	76	76	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	121	121	90	85	81	78	77	75	74	76	78	81	78	73	73	71
Tue	69	120	122	112	93	82	77	75	74	76	75	78	79	78	73	72	71
Wed	69	123	126	129	94	83	77	75	76	76	75	75	81	79	75	73	71
Thu	69	120	119	115	90	80	75	74	74	75	74	77	80	77	76	79	71
Fri	70	128	121	96	89	78	77	76	77	78	77	80	80	77	73	72	70
Sat	69	70	72	72	73	74	77	76	76	81	78	76	76	75	74	73	71
Sun	70	69	69	71	73	74	76	76	77	77	77	95	109	86	76	76	70