Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Milpitas

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Milpitas 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	53	52	77	80	66	56	56	55	55	55	68	74	73	72	59	50	49
Tue	53	52	79	81	78	61	56	54	54	57	70	72	74	69	62	53	49
Wed	54	52	79	81	82	61	55	54	54	56	66	73	74	72	66	57	51
Thu	54	53	78	81	82	59	54	53	55	62	68	77	78	72	64	58	55
Fri	55	51	75	74	57	57	53	53	57	74	86	74	74	66	55	54	53
Sat	49	50	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	54	52	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	68	75	59	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Tracy to Milpitas (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 49 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Milpitas?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (13 miles)

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More drives

Milpitas 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	53	52	77	80	66	56	56	55	55	55	68	74	73	72	59	50	49
Tue	53	52	79	81	78	61	56	54	54	57	70	72	74	69	62	53	49
Wed	54	52	79	81	82	61	55	54	54	56	66	73	74	72	66	57	51
Thu	54	53	78	81	82	59	54	53	55	62	68	77	78	72	64	58	55
Fri	55	51	75	74	57	57	53	53	57	74	86	74	74	66	55	54	53
Sat	49	50	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	54	52	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	68	75	59	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	52	77	80	66	56	56	55	55	55	68	74	73	72	59	50	49
Tue	53	52	79	81	78	61	56	54	54	57	70	72	74	69	62	53	49
Wed	54	52	79	81	82	61	55	54	54	56	66	73	74	72	66	57	51
Thu	54	53	78	81	82	59	54	53	55	62	68	77	78	72	64	58	55
Fri	55	51	75	74	57	57	53	53	57	74	86	74	74	66	55	54	53
Sat	49	50	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	54	52	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	68	75	59	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	52	77	80	66	56	56	55	55	55	68	74	73	72	59	50	49
Tue	53	52	79	81	78	61	56	54	54	57	70	72	74	69	62	53	49
Wed	54	52	79	81	82	61	55	54	54	56	66	73	74	72	66	57	51
Thu	54	53	78	81	82	59	54	53	55	62	68	77	78	72	64	58	55
Fri	55	51	75	74	57	57	53	53	57	74	86	74	74	66	55	54	53
Sat	49	50	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	54	52	53	51	51	49
Sun	49	50	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	68	75	59	51	49