Best Time to Drive from Tracy to San Francisco

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-580 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 56% 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 San Francisco 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	60	66	80	79	70	71	68	67	65	65	75	87	84	80	72	60	58
Tue	61	69	83	82	75	73	68	65	65	67	86	101	96	79	69	62	58
Wed	60	69	82	84	81	76	69	65	65	68	85	103	91	81	71	62	58
Thu	61	69	80	85	79	72	70	65	65	72	85	110	102	82	77	73	71
Fri	60	65	74	73	70	67	64	66	70	84	101	103	96	79	68	67	63
Sat	57	57	58	58	59	62	74	76	76	72	71	72	67	64	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	63	66	74	70	69	66	65	60	59	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Tracy to San Francisco (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to downtown San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Tracy to San Francisco?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 58 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to San Francisco?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	66	80	79	70	71	68	67	65	65	75	87	84	80	72	60	58
Tue	61	69	83	82	75	73	68	65	65	67	86	101	96	79	69	62	58
Wed	60	69	82	84	81	76	69	65	65	68	85	103	91	81	71	62	58
Thu	61	69	80	85	79	72	70	65	65	72	85	110	102	82	77	73	71
Fri	60	65	74	73	70	67	64	66	70	84	101	103	96	79	68	67	63
Sat	57	57	58	58	59	62	74	76	76	72	71	72	67	64	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	63	66	74	70	69	66	65	60	59	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	66	80	79	70	71	68	67	65	65	75	87	84	80	72	60	58
Tue	61	69	83	82	75	73	68	65	65	67	86	101	96	79	69	62	58
Wed	60	69	82	84	81	76	69	65	65	68	85	103	91	81	71	62	58
Thu	61	69	80	85	79	72	70	65	65	72	85	110	102	82	77	73	71
Fri	60	65	74	73	70	67	64	66	70	84	101	103	96	79	68	67	63
Sat	57	57	58	58	59	62	74	76	76	72	71	72	67	64	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	63	66	74	70	69	66	65	60	59	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	66	80	79	70	71	68	67	65	65	75	87	84	80	72	60	58
Tue	61	69	83	82	75	73	68	65	65	67	86	101	96	79	69	62	58
Wed	60	69	82	84	81	76	69	65	65	68	85	103	91	81	71	62	58
Thu	61	69	80	85	79	72	70	65	65	72	85	110	102	82	77	73	71
Fri	60	65	74	73	70	67	64	66	70	84	101	103	96	79	68	67	63
Sat	57	57	58	58	59	62	74	76	76	72	71	72	67	64	60	61	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	63	66	74	70	69	66	65	60	59	60	57