Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Newark

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 58 minutes via I-580 East.

Only 25% 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 Newark 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	63	67	109	116	94	72	68	67	65	68	77	89	88	82	67	60	59
Tue	62	70	107	114	93	76	69	65	64	67	83	88	89	82	72	61	58
Wed	62	69	110	116	98	76	69	64	64	67	80	89	90	86	77	67	60
Thu	64	68	109	115	101	74	67	63	65	68	76	83	87	83	72	65	62
Fri	64	63	91	85	70	70	67	66	71	83	104	100	93	80	67	62	60
Sat	59	58	58	58	59	62	66	67	66	67	68	73	75	73	65	60	58
Sun	59	59	58	58	58	59	62	65	64	61	60	61	72	80	64	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Tracy to Newark (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (40 to 97 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Newark 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 Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 58 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Newark?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	67	109	116	94	72	68	67	65	68	77	89	88	82	67	60	59
Tue	62	70	107	114	93	76	69	65	64	67	83	88	89	82	72	61	58
Wed	62	69	110	116	98	76	69	64	64	67	80	89	90	86	77	67	60
Thu	64	68	109	115	101	74	67	63	65	68	76	83	87	83	72	65	62
Fri	64	63	91	85	70	70	67	66	71	83	104	100	93	80	67	62	60
Sat	59	58	58	58	59	62	66	67	66	67	68	73	75	73	65	60	58
Sun	59	59	58	58	58	59	62	65	64	61	60	61	72	80	64	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	67	109	116	94	72	68	67	65	68	77	89	88	82	67	60	59
Tue	62	70	107	114	93	76	69	65	64	67	83	88	89	82	72	61	58
Wed	62	69	110	116	98	76	69	64	64	67	80	89	90	86	77	67	60
Thu	64	68	109	115	101	74	67	63	65	68	76	83	87	83	72	65	62
Fri	64	63	91	85	70	70	67	66	71	83	104	100	93	80	67	62	60
Sat	59	58	58	58	59	62	66	67	66	67	68	73	75	73	65	60	58
Sun	59	59	58	58	58	59	62	65	64	61	60	61	72	80	64	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	67	109	116	94	72	68	67	65	68	77	89	88	82	67	60	59
Tue	62	70	107	114	93	76	69	65	64	67	83	88	89	82	72	61	58
Wed	62	69	110	116	98	76	69	64	64	67	80	89	90	86	77	67	60
Thu	64	68	109	115	101	74	67	63	65	68	76	83	87	83	72	65	62
Fri	64	63	91	85	70	70	67	66	71	83	104	100	93	80	67	62	60
Sat	59	58	58	58	59	62	66	67	66	67	68	73	75	73	65	60	58
Sun	59	59	58	58	58	59	62	65	64	61	60	61	72	80	64	61	59