Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to Citrus Heights
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 126 minutes via I-5 North and SR-51 North, usually 99 at this time.
Only 31% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 99 | 101 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 106 | 113 | 111 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Tue | 100 | 104 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 109 | 117 | 119 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 |
| Wed | 100 | 103 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 109 | 119 | 119 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 |
| Thu | 100 | 104 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 110 | 118 | 119 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
| Fri | 100 | 101 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 105 | 111 | 113 | 110 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 |
| Sat | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
| Sun | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Brentwood to Citrus Heights (via I-5 North and SR-51 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).
About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (41 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood to central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights?
On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to Citrus Heights?
The 90-mile drive usually takes 98 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Brentwood to Citrus Heights?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (1.6 miles)
Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow
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