Best Time to Drive from Tracy to San Jose

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 83 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.

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Tracy to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Jose to Tracy

Freeway, about 43 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 18 to 42 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Tracy to downtown San Jose along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Tracy to San Jose 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	58	61	89	88	68	63	63	63	63	63	82	93	90	85	72	58	57
Tue	59	61	94	92	79	68	63	62	61	63	86	93	87	83	77	62	57
Wed	60	61	93	91	90	67	63	61	62	66	83	92	94	87	79	62	57
Thu	60	62	95	90	90	67	62	61	62	66	78	92	92	84	79	85	67
Fri	61	59	85	82	61	61	60	61	61	85	97	99	101	80	63	61	60
Sat	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	62	63	60	60	58	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	57	57	58	56

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 Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 57 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to San Jose?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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San Jose to Tracy (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	89	88	68	63	63	63	63	63	82	93	90	85	72	58	57
Tue	59	61	94	92	79	68	63	62	61	63	86	93	87	83	77	62	57
Wed	60	61	93	91	90	67	63	61	62	66	83	92	94	87	79	62	57
Thu	60	62	95	90	90	67	62	61	62	66	78	92	92	84	79	85	67
Fri	61	59	85	82	61	61	60	61	61	85	97	99	101	80	63	61	60
Sat	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	62	63	60	60	58	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	57	57	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	89	88	68	63	63	63	63	63	82	93	90	85	72	58	57
Tue	59	61	94	92	79	68	63	62	61	63	86	93	87	83	77	62	57
Wed	60	61	93	91	90	67	63	61	62	66	83	92	94	87	79	62	57
Thu	60	62	95	90	90	67	62	61	62	66	78	92	92	84	79	85	67
Fri	61	59	85	82	61	61	60	61	61	85	97	99	101	80	63	61	60
Sat	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	62	63	60	60	58	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	57	57	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	61	89	88	68	63	63	63	63	63	82	93	90	85	72	58	57
Tue	59	61	94	92	79	68	63	62	61	63	86	93	87	83	77	62	57
Wed	60	61	93	91	90	67	63	61	62	66	83	92	94	87	79	62	57
Thu	60	62	95	90	90	67	62	61	62	66	78	92	92	84	79	85	67
Fri	61	59	85	82	61	61	60	61	61	85	97	99	101	80	63	61	60
Sat	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	62	63	60	60	58	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	57	57	58	56