Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Tracy

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 55 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North.

Only 6% 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 Santa Clara 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	56	104	109	101	78	64	62	62	61	62	70	84	88	80	60	57	56
Tue	56	103	107	103	83	65	62	62	60	62	77	85	92	90	72	59	56
Wed	55	107	111	114	83	70	62	61	60	63	77	85	92	90	76	61	56
Thu	56	104	109	110	75	64	62	61	61	66	75	88	92	88	73	62	56
Fri	56	109	92	68	68	63	61	62	62	71	78	78	75	72	62	58	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	62	64	63	67	63	61	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	72	85	76	60	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Santa Clara to Tracy (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Tracy?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 55 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Tracy?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	104	109	101	78	64	62	62	61	62	70	84	88	80	60	57	56
Tue	56	103	107	103	83	65	62	62	60	62	77	85	92	90	72	59	56
Wed	55	107	111	114	83	70	62	61	60	63	77	85	92	90	76	61	56
Thu	56	104	109	110	75	64	62	61	61	66	75	88	92	88	73	62	56
Fri	56	109	92	68	68	63	61	62	62	71	78	78	75	72	62	58	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	62	64	63	67	63	61	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	72	85	76	60	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	104	109	101	78	64	62	62	61	62	70	84	88	80	60	57	56
Tue	56	103	107	103	83	65	62	62	60	62	77	85	92	90	72	59	56
Wed	55	107	111	114	83	70	62	61	60	63	77	85	92	90	76	61	56
Thu	56	104	109	110	75	64	62	61	61	66	75	88	92	88	73	62	56
Fri	56	109	92	68	68	63	61	62	62	71	78	78	75	72	62	58	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	62	64	63	67	63	61	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	72	85	76	60	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	104	109	101	78	64	62	62	61	62	70	84	88	80	60	57	56
Tue	56	103	107	103	83	65	62	62	60	62	77	85	92	90	72	59	56
Wed	55	107	111	114	83	70	62	61	60	63	77	85	92	90	76	61	56
Thu	56	104	109	110	75	64	62	61	61	66	75	88	92	88	73	62	56
Fri	56	109	92	68	68	63	61	62	62	71	78	78	75	72	62	58	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	57	58	60	61	62	64	63	67	63	61	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	72	85	76	60	59	56