Best Time to Drive from Tracy to San Jose

Right now (4:19 am PDT): about 57 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 56 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 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	60	61	90	89	78	64	63	63	62	65	75	89	89	78	65	57	57
Tue	60	61	95	93	86	70	64	62	61	65	84	89	91	78	69	60	56
Wed	60	61	94	93	90	69	63	61	62	65	79	91	91	81	73	65	59
Thu	61	61	97	90	90	68	62	61	63	68	80	93	95	80	72	65	62
Fri	61	59	86	81	65	65	61	61	65	85	105	94	89	74	63	61	59
Sat	56	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	64	65	65	67	63	59	56
Sun	57	57	57	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	77	81	63	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Tracy to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 43 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 Jose 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 Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 56 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to San Jose?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

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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More drives

San Jose to Tracy (return trip) · Tracy to San Francisco · 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	60	61	90	89	78	64	63	63	62	65	75	89	89	78	65	57	57
Tue	60	61	95	93	86	70	64	62	61	65	84	89	91	78	69	60	56
Wed	60	61	94	93	90	69	63	61	62	65	79	91	91	81	73	65	59
Thu	61	61	97	90	90	68	62	61	63	68	80	93	95	80	72	65	62
Fri	61	59	86	81	65	65	61	61	65	85	105	94	89	74	63	61	59
Sat	56	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	64	65	65	67	63	59	56
Sun	57	57	57	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	77	81	63	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	61	90	89	78	64	63	63	62	65	75	89	89	78	65	57	57
Tue	60	61	95	93	86	70	64	62	61	65	84	89	91	78	69	60	56
Wed	60	61	94	93	90	69	63	61	62	65	79	91	91	81	73	65	59
Thu	61	61	97	90	90	68	62	61	63	68	80	93	95	80	72	65	62
Fri	61	59	86	81	65	65	61	61	65	85	105	94	89	74	63	61	59
Sat	56	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	64	65	65	67	63	59	56
Sun	57	57	57	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	77	81	63	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	61	90	89	78	64	63	63	62	65	75	89	89	78	65	57	57
Tue	60	61	95	93	86	70	64	62	61	65	84	89	91	78	69	60	56
Wed	60	61	94	93	90	69	63	61	62	65	79	91	91	81	73	65	59
Thu	61	61	97	90	90	68	62	61	63	68	80	93	95	80	72	65	62
Fri	61	59	86	81	65	65	61	61	65	85	105	94	89	74	63	61	59
Sat	56	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	64	65	65	67	63	59	56
Sun	57	57	57	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	77	81	63	58	56