Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Tracy

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Sunnyvale 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	58	104	112	87	66	63	63	62	62	62	73	80	84	83	62	59	57
Tue	57	104	108	102	83	68	65	62	61	64	78	91	103	93	69	61	57
Wed	57	106	112	117	83	69	62	62	61	64	79	86	106	93	75	63	57
Thu	57	106	110	112	73	64	62	61	61	65	77	90	102	91	76	67	58
Fri	58	110	108	72	69	63	61	62	63	70	77	77	75	72	63	60	59
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	59	59	61	60	61	60	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	98	82	60	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Tracy (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 119 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (22 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Tracy?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 57 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Tracy?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

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	58	104	112	87	66	63	63	62	62	62	73	80	84	83	62	59	57
Tue	57	104	108	102	83	68	65	62	61	64	78	91	103	93	69	61	57
Wed	57	106	112	117	83	69	62	62	61	64	79	86	106	93	75	63	57
Thu	57	106	110	112	73	64	62	61	61	65	77	90	102	91	76	67	58
Fri	58	110	108	72	69	63	61	62	63	70	77	77	75	72	63	60	59
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	59	59	61	60	61	60	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	98	82	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	104	112	87	66	63	63	62	62	62	73	80	84	83	62	59	57
Tue	57	104	108	102	83	68	65	62	61	64	78	91	103	93	69	61	57
Wed	57	106	112	117	83	69	62	62	61	64	79	86	106	93	75	63	57
Thu	57	106	110	112	73	64	62	61	61	65	77	90	102	91	76	67	58
Fri	58	110	108	72	69	63	61	62	63	70	77	77	75	72	63	60	59
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	59	59	61	60	61	60	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	98	82	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	104	112	87	66	63	63	62	62	62	73	80	84	83	62	59	57
Tue	57	104	108	102	83	68	65	62	61	64	78	91	103	93	69	61	57
Wed	57	106	112	117	83	69	62	62	61	64	79	86	106	93	75	63	57
Thu	57	106	110	112	73	64	62	61	61	65	77	90	102	91	76	67	58
Fri	58	110	108	72	69	63	61	62	63	70	77	77	75	72	63	60	59
Sat	57	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	59	59	61	60	61	60	59
Sun	57	57	57	58	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	98	82	60	60	57