Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Tracy

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Walnut Creek to Tracy 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	41	73	78	75	55	46	45	45	45	44	44	46	45	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	72	76	75	59	48	46	45	44	43	44	45	46	45	42	41	41
Wed	41	76	80	79	66	51	46	45	44	44	45	45	47	46	44	42	41
Thu	42	72	78	78	54	47	45	44	44	44	44	46	48	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	77	70	50	48	46	45	45	44	45	46	46	46	45	42	41	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	42	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	48	58	54	44	43	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Tracy (via I-580 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek to central Tracy 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 Walnut Creek to Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Tracy?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Tracy?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	73	78	75	55	46	45	45	45	44	44	46	45	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	72	76	75	59	48	46	45	44	43	44	45	46	45	42	41	41
Wed	41	76	80	79	66	51	46	45	44	44	45	45	47	46	44	42	41
Thu	42	72	78	78	54	47	45	44	44	44	44	46	48	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	77	70	50	48	46	45	45	44	45	46	46	46	45	42	41	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	42	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	48	58	54	44	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	73	78	75	55	46	45	45	45	44	44	46	45	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	72	76	75	59	48	46	45	44	43	44	45	46	45	42	41	41
Wed	41	76	80	79	66	51	46	45	44	44	45	45	47	46	44	42	41
Thu	42	72	78	78	54	47	45	44	44	44	44	46	48	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	77	70	50	48	46	45	45	44	45	46	46	46	45	42	41	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	42	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	48	58	54	44	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	73	78	75	55	46	45	45	45	44	44	46	45	45	42	42	41
Tue	41	72	76	75	59	48	46	45	44	43	44	45	46	45	42	41	41
Wed	41	76	80	79	66	51	46	45	44	44	45	45	47	46	44	42	41
Thu	42	72	78	78	54	47	45	44	44	44	44	46	48	46	43	42	41
Fri	41	77	70	50	48	46	45	45	44	45	46	46	46	45	42	41	41
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	42	41	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	48	58	54	44	43	41