Best Time to Drive from South San Francisco to Manteca

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 99 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 South 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	78	138	135	122	96	88	87	86	87	87	102	101	101	91	83	82	80
Tue	78	135	133	121	99	89	86	85	84	90	100	98	105	97	86	80	78
Wed	78	138	138	127	99	89	85	85	86	92	101	102	104	101	89	81	78
Thu	78	138	133	123	93	88	85	85	86	90	100	100	108	99	88	84	78
Fri	79	143	121	95	93	87	86	87	90	97	100	100	97	91	83	80	78
Sat	78	79	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	85	86	87	89	86	82	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	114	128	94	84	84	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from South San Francisco to Manteca (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (128 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (14 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South 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 South San Francisco to Manteca?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 78 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South San Francisco to Manteca?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · US-101 South 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	78	138	135	122	96	88	87	86	87	87	102	101	101	91	83	82	80
Tue	78	135	133	121	99	89	86	85	84	90	100	98	105	97	86	80	78
Wed	78	138	138	127	99	89	85	85	86	92	101	102	104	101	89	81	78
Thu	78	138	133	123	93	88	85	85	86	90	100	100	108	99	88	84	78
Fri	79	143	121	95	93	87	86	87	90	97	100	100	97	91	83	80	78
Sat	78	79	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	85	86	87	89	86	82	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	114	128	94	84	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	138	135	122	96	88	87	86	87	87	102	101	101	91	83	82	80
Tue	78	135	133	121	99	89	86	85	84	90	100	98	105	97	86	80	78
Wed	78	138	138	127	99	89	85	85	86	92	101	102	104	101	89	81	78
Thu	78	138	133	123	93	88	85	85	86	90	100	100	108	99	88	84	78
Fri	79	143	121	95	93	87	86	87	90	97	100	100	97	91	83	80	78
Sat	78	79	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	85	86	87	89	86	82	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	114	128	94	84	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	138	135	122	96	88	87	86	87	87	102	101	101	91	83	82	80
Tue	78	135	133	121	99	89	86	85	84	90	100	98	105	97	86	80	78
Wed	78	138	138	127	99	89	85	85	86	92	101	102	104	101	89	81	78
Thu	78	138	133	123	93	88	85	85	86	90	100	100	108	99	88	84	78
Fri	79	143	121	95	93	87	86	87	90	97	100	100	97	91	83	80	78
Sat	78	79	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	85	86	87	89	86	82	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	114	128	94	84	84	79