Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Lodi

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 102 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 108 at this time.

Only 29% 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	94	99	104	109	106	106	110	106	107	113	112	112	105	94	92	93
Tue	91	94	99	109	114	110	114	112	109	109	119	123	122	112	97	94	91
Wed	91	93	100	107	115	104	105	105	105	110	118	123	124	113	99	93	91
Thu	92	94	99	107	112	112	108	110	110	110	126	128	125	113	100	93	91
Fri	91	93	97	101	104	103	116	112	115	120	133	135	129	117	101	94	94
Sat	91	90	90	91	92	94	98	102	103	103	112	104	109	101	99	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	90	92	99	100	102	112	104	104	103	103	99	97	91

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 143 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (112 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 82 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 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 91 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Lodi?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 143 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	94	99	104	109	106	106	110	106	107	113	112	112	105	94	92	93
Tue	91	94	99	109	114	110	114	112	109	109	119	123	122	112	97	94	91
Wed	91	93	100	107	115	104	105	105	105	110	118	123	124	113	99	93	91
Thu	92	94	99	107	112	112	108	110	110	110	126	128	125	113	100	93	91
Fri	91	93	97	101	104	103	116	112	115	120	133	135	129	117	101	94	94
Sat	91	90	90	91	92	94	98	102	103	103	112	104	109	101	99	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	90	92	99	100	102	112	104	104	103	103	99	97	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	99	104	109	106	106	110	106	107	113	112	112	105	94	92	93
Tue	91	94	99	109	114	110	114	112	109	109	119	123	122	112	97	94	91
Wed	91	93	100	107	115	104	105	105	105	110	118	123	124	113	99	93	91
Thu	92	94	99	107	112	112	108	110	110	110	126	128	125	113	100	93	91
Fri	91	93	97	101	104	103	116	112	115	120	133	135	129	117	101	94	94
Sat	91	90	90	91	92	94	98	102	103	103	112	104	109	101	99	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	90	92	99	100	102	112	104	104	103	103	99	97	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	94	99	104	109	106	106	110	106	107	113	112	112	105	94	92	93
Tue	91	94	99	109	114	110	114	112	109	109	119	123	122	112	97	94	91
Wed	91	93	100	107	115	104	105	105	105	110	118	123	124	113	99	93	91
Thu	92	94	99	107	112	112	108	110	110	110	126	128	125	113	100	93	91
Fri	91	93	97	101	104	103	116	112	115	120	133	135	129	117	101	94	94
Sat	91	90	90	91	92	94	98	102	103	103	112	104	109	101	99	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	90	92	99	100	102	112	104	104	103	103	99	97	91