Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Palo Alto

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 64 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Palo Alto 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	65	66	96	99	82	71	69	68	68	71	86	92	88	85	71	62	61
Tue	65	67	102	108	99	79	70	68	68	71	87	89	88	83	75	65	61
Wed	66	67	100	105	101	77	69	67	68	71	83	91	89	86	79	69	63
Thu	66	67	100	106	103	77	69	66	70	75	83	95	93	87	78	70	67
Fri	67	65	92	89	73	71	67	67	73	87	105	95	87	77	68	66	63
Sat	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	69	71	74	68	65	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	83	88	72	63	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Tracy to Palo Alto (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Tracy to Palo Alto?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 61 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	96	99	82	71	69	68	68	71	86	92	88	85	71	62	61
Tue	65	67	102	108	99	79	70	68	68	71	87	89	88	83	75	65	61
Wed	66	67	100	105	101	77	69	67	68	71	83	91	89	86	79	69	63
Thu	66	67	100	106	103	77	69	66	70	75	83	95	93	87	78	70	67
Fri	67	65	92	89	73	71	67	67	73	87	105	95	87	77	68	66	63
Sat	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	69	71	74	68	65	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	83	88	72	63	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	96	99	82	71	69	68	68	71	86	92	88	85	71	62	61
Tue	65	67	102	108	99	79	70	68	68	71	87	89	88	83	75	65	61
Wed	66	67	100	105	101	77	69	67	68	71	83	91	89	86	79	69	63
Thu	66	67	100	106	103	77	69	66	70	75	83	95	93	87	78	70	67
Fri	67	65	92	89	73	71	67	67	73	87	105	95	87	77	68	66	63
Sat	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	69	71	74	68	65	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	83	88	72	63	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	96	99	82	71	69	68	68	71	86	92	88	85	71	62	61
Tue	65	67	102	108	99	79	70	68	68	71	87	89	88	83	75	65	61
Wed	66	67	100	105	101	77	69	67	68	71	83	91	89	86	79	69	63
Thu	66	67	100	106	103	77	69	66	70	75	83	95	93	87	78	70	67
Fri	67	65	92	89	73	71	67	67	73	87	105	95	87	77	68	66	63
Sat	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	69	71	74	68	65	61
Sun	61	61	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	83	88	72	63	61