Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Tracy

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 54 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North.

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.

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	105	111	97	77	61	60	59	59	60	68	81	78	74	58	55	54
Tue	54	102	108	103	81	63	60	60	58	59	70	79	79	81	68	57	54
Wed	54	104	107	111	84	65	60	59	58	61	71	76	82	79	71	59	54
Thu	54	105	108	111	76	63	59	59	59	64	71	83	81	78	70	61	54
Fri	54	108	107	68	67	61	59	60	60	70	73	73	69	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	62	62	60	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	76	100	84	58	57	54

About this drive

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 54 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (19 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose 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 San Jose to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 54 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Tracy?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

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	105	111	97	77	61	60	59	59	60	68	81	78	74	58	55	54
Tue	54	102	108	103	81	63	60	60	58	59	70	79	79	81	68	57	54
Wed	54	104	107	111	84	65	60	59	58	61	71	76	82	79	71	59	54
Thu	54	105	108	111	76	63	59	59	59	64	71	83	81	78	70	61	54
Fri	54	108	107	68	67	61	59	60	60	70	73	73	69	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	62	62	60	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	76	100	84	58	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	105	111	97	77	61	60	59	59	60	68	81	78	74	58	55	54
Tue	54	102	108	103	81	63	60	60	58	59	70	79	79	81	68	57	54
Wed	54	104	107	111	84	65	60	59	58	61	71	76	82	79	71	59	54
Thu	54	105	108	111	76	63	59	59	59	64	71	83	81	78	70	61	54
Fri	54	108	107	68	67	61	59	60	60	70	73	73	69	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	62	62	60	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	76	100	84	58	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	105	111	97	77	61	60	59	59	60	68	81	78	74	58	55	54
Tue	54	102	108	103	81	63	60	60	58	59	70	79	79	81	68	57	54
Wed	54	104	107	111	84	65	60	59	58	61	71	76	82	79	71	59	54
Thu	54	105	108	111	76	63	59	59	59	64	71	83	81	78	70	61	54
Fri	54	108	107	68	67	61	59	60	60	70	73	73	69	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	59	61	61	61	62	62	60	56	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	59	76	100	84	58	57	54