Best Time to Drive from American Canyon to Sacramento

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-80 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 73% 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 American Canyon to Sacramento 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	52	54	57	55	58	59	60	61	60	62	66	63	60	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	58	56	57	57	58	58	60	69	76	65	56	53	53	52
Wed	52	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	60	65	74	66	58	53	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	57	56	56	58	58	60	64	71	76	65	57	53	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	55	55	57	57	59	62	69	75	74	67	62	57	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	56	57	58	61	62	62	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	55	58	55	55	54	54	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from American Canyon to Sacramento (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central American Canyon to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 American Canyon to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from American Canyon to Sacramento?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 52 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from American Canyon to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sacramento to American Canyon (return trip) · American Canyon to San Jose · American Canyon to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	57	55	58	59	60	61	60	62	66	63	60	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	58	56	57	57	58	58	60	69	76	65	56	53	53	52
Wed	52	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	60	65	74	66	58	53	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	57	56	56	58	58	60	64	71	76	65	57	53	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	55	55	57	57	59	62	69	75	74	67	62	57	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	56	57	58	61	62	62	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	55	58	55	55	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	57	55	58	59	60	61	60	62	66	63	60	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	58	56	57	57	58	58	60	69	76	65	56	53	53	52
Wed	52	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	60	65	74	66	58	53	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	57	56	56	58	58	60	64	71	76	65	57	53	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	55	55	57	57	59	62	69	75	74	67	62	57	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	56	57	58	61	62	62	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	55	58	55	55	54	54	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	57	55	58	59	60	61	60	62	66	63	60	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	58	56	57	57	58	58	60	69	76	65	56	53	53	52
Wed	52	54	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	60	65	74	66	58	53	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	57	56	56	58	58	60	64	71	76	65	57	53	53	52
Fri	52	53	55	55	55	57	57	59	62	69	75	74	67	62	57	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	56	57	58	61	62	62	59	59	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	55	58	55	55	54	54	55	52