Best Time to Drive from Bay Point to Sacramento

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 79% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Bay Point to Sacramento (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bay Point 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 Bay Point to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Point to Sacramento?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 63 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Point to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (7 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

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