Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Tracy to San Rafael
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 123 minutes via I-580 East, usually 89 at this time.
Only 61% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 68 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 81 | 91 | 101 | 97 | 84 | 75 | 68 | 68 |
| Tue | 68 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 83 | 100 | 108 | 102 | 86 | 79 | 71 | 67 |
| Wed | 68 | 68 | 79 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 82 | 101 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 82 | 75 | 68 |
| Thu | 68 | 68 | 80 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 85 | 101 | 110 | 106 | 89 | 81 | 75 | 72 |
| Fri | 68 | 68 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 87 | 105 | 123 | 117 | 102 | 84 | 74 | 72 | 68 |
| Sat | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 66 |
| Sun | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 66 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Tracy to San Rafael (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 123 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).
About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 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 Rafael 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 Rafael?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Tracy to San Rafael?
The 73-mile drive usually takes 66 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Tracy to San Rafael?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 East in Bay Area (58 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)
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