Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Manteca

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-580 West, usually 81 at this time.

Only 45% 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 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	73	125	125	93	88	84	81	79	78	77	80	81	84	82	75	76	73
Tue	72	124	124	110	98	85	80	78	77	79	78	81	82	81	76	74	73
Wed	72	124	125	125	94	85	80	79	79	79	80	78	85	81	75	75	73
Thu	72	124	123	118	93	83	78	77	77	78	77	80	84	80	79	82	74
Fri	73	132	124	99	93	81	80	79	80	82	80	83	83	81	76	75	72
Sat	72	73	75	75	76	77	79	79	79	84	81	79	79	78	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from San Francisco to Manteca (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (9 to 23 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 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 San Francisco to Manteca?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 72 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Manteca?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 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	73	125	125	93	88	84	81	79	78	77	80	81	84	82	75	76	73
Tue	72	124	124	110	98	85	80	78	77	79	78	81	82	81	76	74	73
Wed	72	124	125	125	94	85	80	79	79	79	80	78	85	81	75	75	73
Thu	72	124	123	118	93	83	78	77	77	78	77	80	84	80	79	82	74
Fri	73	132	124	99	93	81	80	79	80	82	80	83	83	81	76	75	72
Sat	72	73	75	75	76	77	79	79	79	84	81	79	79	78	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	125	125	93	88	84	81	79	78	77	80	81	84	82	75	76	73
Tue	72	124	124	110	98	85	80	78	77	79	78	81	82	81	76	74	73
Wed	72	124	125	125	94	85	80	79	79	79	80	78	85	81	75	75	73
Thu	72	124	123	118	93	83	78	77	77	78	77	80	84	80	79	82	74
Fri	73	132	124	99	93	81	80	79	80	82	80	83	83	81	76	75	72
Sat	72	73	75	75	76	77	79	79	79	84	81	79	79	78	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	125	125	93	88	84	81	79	78	77	80	81	84	82	75	76	73
Tue	72	124	124	110	98	85	80	78	77	79	78	81	82	81	76	74	73
Wed	72	124	125	125	94	85	80	79	79	79	80	78	85	81	75	75	73
Thu	72	124	123	118	93	83	78	77	77	78	77	80	84	80	79	82	74
Fri	73	132	124	99	93	81	80	79	80	82	80	83	83	81	76	75	72
Sat	72	73	75	75	76	77	79	79	79	84	81	79	79	78	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	73