Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Sacramento
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-5 North, usually 65 at this time.
None 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Tue | 65 | 66 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Wed | 64 | 66 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Thu | 64 | 66 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 64 |
| Fri | 64 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Tracy to Sacramento (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Tracy to Sacramento?
The 68-mile drive usually takes 64 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Tracy to Sacramento?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles)
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More drives
Sacramento to Tracy (return trip) · Tracy to San Jose · Tracy to San Francisco · Tracy to Oakland