Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Lodi

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 95 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Berkeley to Lodi 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	91	95	100	108	105	107	98	107	105	105	112	113	111	105	95	92	93
Tue	91	94	100	110	116	110	117	115	111	113	121	123	124	112	97	94	91
Wed	92	93	101	105	117	103	105	104	104	111	120	122	123	111	98	93	91
Thu	91	92	99	108	109	106	106	98	101	105	125	128	126	114	99	93	91
Fri	91	95	96	100	105	113	101	109	116	112	128	129	125	113	100	94	93
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	95	100	103	104	106	109	105	114	103	102	98	93
Sun	90	91	92	92	90	92	98	105	103	112	106	103	101	102	100	97	92

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Berkeley to Lodi (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (48 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Lodi 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 Berkeley to Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Lodi?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 91 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Lodi?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	100	108	105	107	98	107	105	105	112	113	111	105	95	92	93
Tue	91	94	100	110	116	110	117	115	111	113	121	123	124	112	97	94	91
Wed	92	93	101	105	117	103	105	104	104	111	120	122	123	111	98	93	91
Thu	91	92	99	108	109	106	106	98	101	105	125	128	126	114	99	93	91
Fri	91	95	96	100	105	113	101	109	116	112	128	129	125	113	100	94	93
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	95	100	103	104	106	109	105	114	103	102	98	93
Sun	90	91	92	92	90	92	98	105	103	112	106	103	101	102	100	97	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	100	108	105	107	98	107	105	105	112	113	111	105	95	92	93
Tue	91	94	100	110	116	110	117	115	111	113	121	123	124	112	97	94	91
Wed	92	93	101	105	117	103	105	104	104	111	120	122	123	111	98	93	91
Thu	91	92	99	108	109	106	106	98	101	105	125	128	126	114	99	93	91
Fri	91	95	96	100	105	113	101	109	116	112	128	129	125	113	100	94	93
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	95	100	103	104	106	109	105	114	103	102	98	93
Sun	90	91	92	92	90	92	98	105	103	112	106	103	101	102	100	97	92

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	100	108	105	107	98	107	105	105	112	113	111	105	95	92	93
Tue	91	94	100	110	116	110	117	115	111	113	121	123	124	112	97	94	91
Wed	92	93	101	105	117	103	105	104	104	111	120	122	123	111	98	93	91
Thu	91	92	99	108	109	106	106	98	101	105	125	128	126	114	99	93	91
Fri	91	95	96	100	105	113	101	109	116	112	128	129	125	113	100	94	93
Sat	90	90	90	91	92	95	100	103	104	106	109	105	114	103	102	98	93
Sun	90	91	92	92	90	92	98	105	103	112	106	103	101	102	100	97	92