Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Davis

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-5 North, usually 74 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Tracy to Davis (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Davis 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 Davis?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 74 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Davis?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays 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 West in Sacramento (7 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (6 miles)

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