Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Tracy

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 53% 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.

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Jose to Tracy (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Tracy to San Jose

Freeway, about 39 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 14 miles: 19 to 47 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose to central Tracy along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Jose to Tracy 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	54	103	110	84	63	61	59	59	59	60	71	80	83	83	59	55	54
Tue	54	102	106	97	76	63	60	59	58	60	70	79	81	86	71	56	54
Wed	54	103	105	111	69	63	61	59	59	60	74	76	86	87	72	57	54
Thu	54	103	110	111	75	62	59	58	59	64	66	83	75	78	81	72	54
Fri	54	103	103	61	60	60	59	59	59	63	74	82	78	73	59	56	54
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	61	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	60	59	60	58	59	54

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 Jose to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Tracy?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 53 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Tracy?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	103	110	84	63	61	59	59	59	60	71	80	83	83	59	55	54
Tue	54	102	106	97	76	63	60	59	58	60	70	79	81	86	71	56	54
Wed	54	103	105	111	69	63	61	59	59	60	74	76	86	87	72	57	54
Thu	54	103	110	111	75	62	59	58	59	64	66	83	75	78	81	72	54
Fri	54	103	103	61	60	60	59	59	59	63	74	82	78	73	59	56	54
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	61	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	60	59	60	58	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	103	110	84	63	61	59	59	59	60	71	80	83	83	59	55	54
Tue	54	102	106	97	76	63	60	59	58	60	70	79	81	86	71	56	54
Wed	54	103	105	111	69	63	61	59	59	60	74	76	86	87	72	57	54
Thu	54	103	110	111	75	62	59	58	59	64	66	83	75	78	81	72	54
Fri	54	103	103	61	60	60	59	59	59	63	74	82	78	73	59	56	54
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	61	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	60	59	60	58	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	103	110	84	63	61	59	59	59	60	71	80	83	83	59	55	54
Tue	54	102	106	97	76	63	60	59	58	60	70	79	81	86	71	56	54
Wed	54	103	105	111	69	63	61	59	59	60	74	76	86	87	72	57	54
Thu	54	103	110	111	75	62	59	58	59	64	66	83	75	78	81	72	54
Fri	54	103	103	61	60	60	59	59	59	63	74	82	78	73	59	56	54
Sat	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	60	60	60	61	61	59	59	58	57	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	61	60	59	60	58	59	54