Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Carmichael

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-5 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Carmichael 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	82	83	86	83	83	84	84	83	84	85	87	87	82	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	85	93	87	84	84	84	84	84	86	89	93	85	82	82	82	82
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	85	87	90	92	85	82	82	82	81
Thu	83	85	90	86	84	84	84	84	84	87	89	95	84	82	82	82	81
Fri	82	83	84	83	84	84	84	84	86	88	88	86	84	83	82	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Tracy to Carmichael (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (19 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Carmichael 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 Carmichael?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 81 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Carmichael?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (6 miles)

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More drives

Carmichael 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	82	83	86	83	83	84	84	83	84	85	87	87	82	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	85	93	87	84	84	84	84	84	86	89	93	85	82	82	82	82
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	85	87	90	92	85	82	82	82	81
Thu	83	85	90	86	84	84	84	84	84	87	89	95	84	82	82	82	81
Fri	82	83	84	83	84	84	84	84	86	88	88	86	84	83	82	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	83	83	84	84	83	84	85	87	87	82	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	85	93	87	84	84	84	84	84	86	89	93	85	82	82	82	82
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	85	87	90	92	85	82	82	82	81
Thu	83	85	90	86	84	84	84	84	84	87	89	95	84	82	82	82	81
Fri	82	83	84	83	84	84	84	84	86	88	88	86	84	83	82	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	83	83	84	84	83	84	85	87	87	82	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	85	93	87	84	84	84	84	84	86	89	93	85	82	82	82	82
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	85	87	90	92	85	82	82	82	81
Thu	83	85	90	86	84	84	84	84	84	87	89	95	84	82	82	82	81
Fri	82	83	84	83	84	84	84	84	86	88	88	86	84	83	82	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81