Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Berkeley

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-580 East, usually 65 at this time.

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 Tracy to Berkeley 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	55	56	67	69	61	61	63	63	63	67	78	94	84	77	68	56	55
Tue	56	56	69	73	66	63	62	61	62	72	90	97	91	75	66	58	54
Wed	56	57	70	75	69	63	62	62	62	71	91	102	90	79	70	63	57
Thu	56	56	70	76	69	61	60	60	62	72	90	101	96	78	71	65	61
Fri	56	56	67	68	62	63	61	64	74	95	113	106	92	75	63	61	57
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	63	64	66	64	61	59	57	57	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	61	60	60	59	64	65	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Tracy to Berkeley (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Berkeley 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 Tracy to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 54 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Berkeley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (50 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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More drives

Berkeley to Tracy (return trip) · Tracy to San Jose · Tracy to San Francisco · Tracy to Sacramento · Tracy to Oakland · Tracy to Fremont · Tracy to Elk Grove · Tracy to Hayward · Tracy to Sunnyvale · Tracy to Concord · Tracy to Santa Clara · Tracy to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	67	69	61	61	63	63	63	67	78	94	84	77	68	56	55
Tue	56	56	69	73	66	63	62	61	62	72	90	97	91	75	66	58	54
Wed	56	57	70	75	69	63	62	62	62	71	91	102	90	79	70	63	57
Thu	56	56	70	76	69	61	60	60	62	72	90	101	96	78	71	65	61
Fri	56	56	67	68	62	63	61	64	74	95	113	106	92	75	63	61	57
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	63	64	66	64	61	59	57	57	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	61	60	60	59	64	65	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	67	69	61	61	63	63	63	67	78	94	84	77	68	56	55
Tue	56	56	69	73	66	63	62	61	62	72	90	97	91	75	66	58	54
Wed	56	57	70	75	69	63	62	62	62	71	91	102	90	79	70	63	57
Thu	56	56	70	76	69	61	60	60	62	72	90	101	96	78	71	65	61
Fri	56	56	67	68	62	63	61	64	74	95	113	106	92	75	63	61	57
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	63	64	66	64	61	59	57	57	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	61	60	60	59	64	65	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	67	69	61	61	63	63	63	67	78	94	84	77	68	56	55
Tue	56	56	69	73	66	63	62	61	62	72	90	97	91	75	66	58	54
Wed	56	57	70	75	69	63	62	62	62	71	91	102	90	79	70	63	57
Thu	56	56	70	76	69	61	60	60	62	72	90	101	96	78	71	65	61
Fri	56	56	67	68	62	63	61	64	74	95	113	106	92	75	63	61	57
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	60	63	64	66	64	61	59	57	57	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	61	60	60	59	64	65	57	57	54