Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Sunnyvale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Sunnyvale 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	59	61	90	94	70	64	64	64	63	62	77	88	84	87	74	59	57
Tue	61	61	97	102	91	74	65	63	62	65	81	86	84	77	71	60	57
Wed	62	62	95	100	95	72	64	62	62	64	76	87	84	85	78	67	60
Thu	61	61	95	100	97	68	62	62	62	65	72	88	88	84	77	69	65
Fri	62	60	86	84	67	66	61	61	65	78	95	86	86	77	66	64	63
Sat	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	63	65	60	61	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	58	59	59	74	83	61	59	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Tracy to Sunnyvale (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (21 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy to central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Tracy to Sunnyvale?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 57 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

Sunnyvale to Tracy (return trip) · Tracy to San Jose · Tracy to San Francisco · Tracy to Sacramento · Tracy to Oakland · Tracy to Fremont · Tracy to Elk Grove · Tracy to Hayward

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	61	90	94	70	64	64	64	63	62	77	88	84	87	74	59	57
Tue	61	61	97	102	91	74	65	63	62	65	81	86	84	77	71	60	57
Wed	62	62	95	100	95	72	64	62	62	64	76	87	84	85	78	67	60
Thu	61	61	95	100	97	68	62	62	62	65	72	88	88	84	77	69	65
Fri	62	60	86	84	67	66	61	61	65	78	95	86	86	77	66	64	63
Sat	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	63	65	60	61	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	58	59	59	74	83	61	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	61	90	94	70	64	64	64	63	62	77	88	84	87	74	59	57
Tue	61	61	97	102	91	74	65	63	62	65	81	86	84	77	71	60	57
Wed	62	62	95	100	95	72	64	62	62	64	76	87	84	85	78	67	60
Thu	61	61	95	100	97	68	62	62	62	65	72	88	88	84	77	69	65
Fri	62	60	86	84	67	66	61	61	65	78	95	86	86	77	66	64	63
Sat	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	63	65	60	61	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	58	59	59	74	83	61	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	61	90	94	70	64	64	64	63	62	77	88	84	87	74	59	57
Tue	61	61	97	102	91	74	65	63	62	65	81	86	84	77	71	60	57
Wed	62	62	95	100	95	72	64	62	62	64	76	87	84	85	78	67	60
Thu	61	61	95	100	97	68	62	62	62	65	72	88	88	84	77	69	65
Fri	62	60	86	84	67	66	61	61	65	78	95	86	86	77	66	64	63
Sat	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	63	65	60	61	60	60	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	58	59	59	74	83	61	59	57