Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Citrus Heights

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-5 North and SR-51 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Citrus Heights 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	83	83	83	85	87	96	96	84	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	84	94	86	84	84	84	85	86	90	98	105	90	82	82	82	81
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	86	90	98	102	89	82	82	82	81
Thu	82	84	91	86	84	85	85	84	86	91	100	103	89	82	82	81	81
Fri	81	83	85	83	83	84	84	85	87	92	97	95	86	84	82	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	86	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	81	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Tracy to Citrus Heights (via I-5 North and SR-51 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (about 10 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Tracy to Citrus Heights?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 81 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (1.6 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Citrus Heights 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	83	83	83	85	87	96	96	84	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	84	94	86	84	84	84	85	86	90	98	105	90	82	82	82	81
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	86	90	98	102	89	82	82	82	81
Thu	82	84	91	86	84	85	85	84	86	91	100	103	89	82	82	81	81
Fri	81	83	85	83	83	84	84	85	87	92	97	95	86	84	82	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	86	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	81	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	83	83	83	83	83	85	87	96	96	84	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	84	94	86	84	84	84	85	86	90	98	105	90	82	82	82	81
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	86	90	98	102	89	82	82	82	81
Thu	82	84	91	86	84	85	85	84	86	91	100	103	89	82	82	81	81
Fri	81	83	85	83	83	84	84	85	87	92	97	95	86	84	82	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	86	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	81	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	83	83	83	83	83	85	87	96	96	84	82	82	82	82
Tue	82	84	94	86	84	84	84	85	86	90	98	105	90	82	82	82	81
Wed	82	84	92	86	84	84	85	85	86	90	98	102	89	82	82	82	81
Thu	82	84	91	86	84	85	85	84	86	91	100	103	89	82	82	81	81
Fri	81	83	85	83	83	84	84	85	87	92	97	95	86	84	82	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	86	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	81	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80