Best Time to Drive from Tracy to San Francisco

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

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	61	67	80	78	73	69	67	66	65	66	75	84	84	75	66	59	59
Tue	60	69	82	82	78	74	68	65	65	67	83	93	91	76	69	62	58
Wed	61	69	82	84	81	77	69	65	65	67	84	101	93	80	72	66	59
Thu	61	69	81	85	79	72	69	65	65	72	86	109	102	81	72	65	62
Fri	60	65	74	71	68	66	64	66	72	83	100	104	92	75	64	62	59
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	63	72	75	74	73	71	72	70	68	63	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	60	64	67	76	71	70	67	73	71	63	61	58

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 116 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. 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 1 pm on Sundays (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 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 San Francisco?

The 63-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 San Francisco?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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More drives

San Francisco to Tracy (return trip) · Tracy to San Jose · Tracy to Sacramento · Tracy to Oakland · Tracy to Fremont · Tracy to Elk Grove · Tracy to Hayward · Tracy to Sunnyvale · Tracy to Concord · Tracy to Santa Clara · Tracy to Vallejo · Tracy to Berkeley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	67	80	78	73	69	67	66	65	66	75	84	84	75	66	59	59
Tue	60	69	82	82	78	74	68	65	65	67	83	93	91	76	69	62	58
Wed	61	69	82	84	81	77	69	65	65	67	84	101	93	80	72	66	59
Thu	61	69	81	85	79	72	69	65	65	72	86	109	102	81	72	65	62
Fri	60	65	74	71	68	66	64	66	72	83	100	104	92	75	64	62	59
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	63	72	75	74	73	71	72	70	68	63	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	60	64	67	76	71	70	67	73	71	63	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	67	80	78	73	69	67	66	65	66	75	84	84	75	66	59	59
Tue	60	69	82	82	78	74	68	65	65	67	83	93	91	76	69	62	58
Wed	61	69	82	84	81	77	69	65	65	67	84	101	93	80	72	66	59
Thu	61	69	81	85	79	72	69	65	65	72	86	109	102	81	72	65	62
Fri	60	65	74	71	68	66	64	66	72	83	100	104	92	75	64	62	59
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	63	72	75	74	73	71	72	70	68	63	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	60	64	67	76	71	70	67	73	71	63	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	67	80	78	73	69	67	66	65	66	75	84	84	75	66	59	59
Tue	60	69	82	82	78	74	68	65	65	67	83	93	91	76	69	62	58
Wed	61	69	82	84	81	77	69	65	65	67	84	101	93	80	72	66	59
Thu	61	69	81	85	79	72	69	65	65	72	86	109	102	81	72	65	62
Fri	60	65	74	71	68	66	64	66	72	83	100	104	92	75	64	62	59
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	63	72	75	74	73	71	72	70	68	63	62	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	60	64	67	76	71	70	67	73	71	63	61	58