Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Manteca

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 76 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Mateo 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	72	128	134	110	87	80	79	79	81	84	99	98	100	91	76	74	72
Tue	72	125	130	115	92	81	78	78	79	85	94	94	107	95	83	74	71
Wed	72	127	130	126	92	83	78	78	80	88	98	101	107	102	85	76	71
Thu	72	127	130	113	85	80	77	78	81	85	96	96	111	99	85	81	71
Fri	73	131	115	90	85	79	78	80	85	93	97	99	96	85	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	74	73	74	75	76	77	79	79	81	80	81	78	74	74	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	77	77	77	79	101	122	102	77	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from San Mateo to Manteca (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (16 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Mateo 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 Mateo to Manteca?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 71 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Manteca?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	128	134	110	87	80	79	79	81	84	99	98	100	91	76	74	72
Tue	72	125	130	115	92	81	78	78	79	85	94	94	107	95	83	74	71
Wed	72	127	130	126	92	83	78	78	80	88	98	101	107	102	85	76	71
Thu	72	127	130	113	85	80	77	78	81	85	96	96	111	99	85	81	71
Fri	73	131	115	90	85	79	78	80	85	93	97	99	96	85	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	74	73	74	75	76	77	79	79	81	80	81	78	74	74	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	77	77	77	79	101	122	102	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	128	134	110	87	80	79	79	81	84	99	98	100	91	76	74	72
Tue	72	125	130	115	92	81	78	78	79	85	94	94	107	95	83	74	71
Wed	72	127	130	126	92	83	78	78	80	88	98	101	107	102	85	76	71
Thu	72	127	130	113	85	80	77	78	81	85	96	96	111	99	85	81	71
Fri	73	131	115	90	85	79	78	80	85	93	97	99	96	85	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	74	73	74	75	76	77	79	79	81	80	81	78	74	74	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	77	77	77	79	101	122	102	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	128	134	110	87	80	79	79	81	84	99	98	100	91	76	74	72
Tue	72	125	130	115	92	81	78	78	79	85	94	94	107	95	83	74	71
Wed	72	127	130	126	92	83	78	78	80	88	98	101	107	102	85	76	71
Thu	72	127	130	113	85	80	77	78	81	85	96	96	111	99	85	81	71
Fri	73	131	115	90	85	79	78	80	85	93	97	99	96	85	78	73	71
Sat	71	72	74	73	74	75	76	77	79	79	81	80	81	78	74	74	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	77	77	77	79	101	122	102	77	77	71