Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to Arden-Arcade

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-5 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 21% 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 83-mile drive from Brentwood to Arden-Arcade (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 52 miles surface streets (46 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood to central Arden-Arcade 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 Brentwood to Arden-Arcade?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to Arden-Arcade?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 94 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to Arden-Arcade?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (6 miles)

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