Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Oakland

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-580 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Oakland 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	51	51	61	63	55	56	57	57	57	57	65	76	73	72	64	52	51
Tue	51	51	64	68	59	56	56	56	56	59	74	79	76	71	61	54	50
Wed	51	51	64	69	63	56	56	56	56	59	74	80	73	72	63	54	50
Thu	51	51	64	71	63	55	55	55	56	62	72	76	79	73	68	65	63
Fri	51	52	61	62	58	58	55	56	61	74	86	79	76	67	58	58	55
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	51	51	51	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	56	59	52	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Tracy to Oakland (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (59 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 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 Oakland?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 49 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Oakland?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (47 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Tracy (return trip) · Tracy to San Jose · Tracy to San Francisco · Tracy to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	61	63	55	56	57	57	57	57	65	76	73	72	64	52	51
Tue	51	51	64	68	59	56	56	56	56	59	74	79	76	71	61	54	50
Wed	51	51	64	69	63	56	56	56	56	59	74	80	73	72	63	54	50
Thu	51	51	64	71	63	55	55	55	56	62	72	76	79	73	68	65	63
Fri	51	52	61	62	58	58	55	56	61	74	86	79	76	67	58	58	55
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	51	51	51	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	56	59	52	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	61	63	55	56	57	57	57	57	65	76	73	72	64	52	51
Tue	51	51	64	68	59	56	56	56	56	59	74	79	76	71	61	54	50
Wed	51	51	64	69	63	56	56	56	56	59	74	80	73	72	63	54	50
Thu	51	51	64	71	63	55	55	55	56	62	72	76	79	73	68	65	63
Fri	51	52	61	62	58	58	55	56	61	74	86	79	76	67	58	58	55
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	51	51	51	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	56	59	52	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	51	61	63	55	56	57	57	57	57	65	76	73	72	64	52	51
Tue	51	51	64	68	59	56	56	56	56	59	74	79	76	71	61	54	50
Wed	51	51	64	69	63	56	56	56	56	59	74	80	73	72	63	54	50
Thu	51	51	64	71	63	55	55	55	56	62	72	76	79	73	68	65	63
Fri	51	52	61	62	58	58	55	56	61	74	86	79	76	67	58	58	55
Sat	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	56	51	51	51	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	56	59	52	52	50