Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Napa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Napa 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	80	84	101	98	89	87	87	87	87	90	97	106	104	96	86	79	77
Tue	80	86	104	101	94	87	87	85	86	91	108	111	108	95	89	81	77
Wed	80	86	103	98	96	88	87	85	86	92	105	116	109	99	91	84	78
Thu	80	86	105	101	96	86	86	85	87	97	109	118	113	103	94	88	84
Fri	80	81	95	94	87	87	85	87	93	113	128	122	111	96	84	83	80
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	79	80	78	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	79	80	81	81	80	80	80	87	90	83	78	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Tracy to Napa (via I-680 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 77 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Napa?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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More drives

Napa 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	80	84	101	98	89	87	87	87	87	90	97	106	104	96	86	79	77
Tue	80	86	104	101	94	87	87	85	86	91	108	111	108	95	89	81	77
Wed	80	86	103	98	96	88	87	85	86	92	105	116	109	99	91	84	78
Thu	80	86	105	101	96	86	86	85	87	97	109	118	113	103	94	88	84
Fri	80	81	95	94	87	87	85	87	93	113	128	122	111	96	84	83	80
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	79	80	78	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	79	80	81	81	80	80	80	87	90	83	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	84	101	98	89	87	87	87	87	90	97	106	104	96	86	79	77
Tue	80	86	104	101	94	87	87	85	86	91	108	111	108	95	89	81	77
Wed	80	86	103	98	96	88	87	85	86	92	105	116	109	99	91	84	78
Thu	80	86	105	101	96	86	86	85	87	97	109	118	113	103	94	88	84
Fri	80	81	95	94	87	87	85	87	93	113	128	122	111	96	84	83	80
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	79	80	78	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	79	80	81	81	80	80	80	87	90	83	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	84	101	98	89	87	87	87	87	90	97	106	104	96	86	79	77
Tue	80	86	104	101	94	87	87	85	86	91	108	111	108	95	89	81	77
Wed	80	86	103	98	96	88	87	85	86	92	105	116	109	99	91	84	78
Thu	80	86	105	101	96	86	86	85	87	97	109	118	113	103	94	88	84
Fri	80	81	95	94	87	87	85	87	93	113	128	122	111	96	84	83	80
Sat	76	77	77	77	79	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	79	80	78	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	79	80	81	81	80	80	80	87	90	83	78	76