Best Time to Drive from Tracy to San Mateo

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-580 East, usually 83 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Mateo 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	65	89	85	74	68	68	67	65	67	76	84	83	83	72	59	58
Tue	60	68	98	92	81	72	68	66	65	69	84	83	82	77	70	61	57
Wed	61	68	96	91	85	72	68	66	66	70	82	86	81	83	76	66	61
Thu	61	68	97	91	85	68	66	65	65	72	80	83	85	82	75	69	65
Fri	61	64	83	80	69	69	65	65	71	89	98	87	83	74	64	63	61
Sat	57	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	66	65	62	63	60	60	57
Sun	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	60	61	61	61	62	73	76	66	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Tracy to San Mateo (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 57 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	65	89	85	74	68	68	67	65	67	76	84	83	83	72	59	58
Tue	60	68	98	92	81	72	68	66	65	69	84	83	82	77	70	61	57
Wed	61	68	96	91	85	72	68	66	66	70	82	86	81	83	76	66	61
Thu	61	68	97	91	85	68	66	65	65	72	80	83	85	82	75	69	65
Fri	61	64	83	80	69	69	65	65	71	89	98	87	83	74	64	63	61
Sat	57	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	66	65	62	63	60	60	57
Sun	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	60	61	61	61	62	73	76	66	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	65	89	85	74	68	68	67	65	67	76	84	83	83	72	59	58
Tue	60	68	98	92	81	72	68	66	65	69	84	83	82	77	70	61	57
Wed	61	68	96	91	85	72	68	66	66	70	82	86	81	83	76	66	61
Thu	61	68	97	91	85	68	66	65	65	72	80	83	85	82	75	69	65
Fri	61	64	83	80	69	69	65	65	71	89	98	87	83	74	64	63	61
Sat	57	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	66	65	62	63	60	60	57
Sun	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	60	61	61	61	62	73	76	66	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	65	89	85	74	68	68	67	65	67	76	84	83	83	72	59	58
Tue	60	68	98	92	81	72	68	66	65	69	84	83	82	77	70	61	57
Wed	61	68	96	91	85	72	68	66	66	70	82	86	81	83	76	66	61
Thu	61	68	97	91	85	68	66	65	65	72	80	83	85	82	75	69	65
Fri	61	64	83	80	69	69	65	65	71	89	98	87	83	74	64	63	61
Sat	57	58	58	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	66	65	62	63	60	60	57
Sun	58	58	58	57	58	58	60	60	61	61	61	62	73	76	66	60	57