Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to Sacramento

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 North, usually 83 at this time.

None 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 Brentwood to Sacramento 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	82	83	86	85	88	89	90	91	89	90	90	85	82	82	82	84	82
Tue	83	86	94	90	95	99	98	96	96	97	92	90	84	85	85	83	81
Wed	82	86	93	89	97	99	99	99	98	99	105	99	84	83	83	82	82
Thu	83	85	89	86	92	101	97	94	93	96	103	94	82	83	84	85	82
Fri	82	83	86	88	95	94	93	101	102	92	93	94	87	83	82	82	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	84	86	92	89	84	83	82	82	81	82	82	81
Sun	82	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	83	82	82	82	81	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Brentwood to Sacramento (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (38 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood 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 Brentwood to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to Sacramento?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 81 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sacramento to Brentwood (return trip) · Brentwood to San Jose · Brentwood to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	85	88	89	90	91	89	90	90	85	82	82	82	84	82
Tue	83	86	94	90	95	99	98	96	96	97	92	90	84	85	85	83	81
Wed	82	86	93	89	97	99	99	99	98	99	105	99	84	83	83	82	82
Thu	83	85	89	86	92	101	97	94	93	96	103	94	82	83	84	85	82
Fri	82	83	86	88	95	94	93	101	102	92	93	94	87	83	82	82	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	84	86	92	89	84	83	82	82	81	82	82	81
Sun	82	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	83	82	82	82	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	85	88	89	90	91	89	90	90	85	82	82	82	84	82
Tue	83	86	94	90	95	99	98	96	96	97	92	90	84	85	85	83	81
Wed	82	86	93	89	97	99	99	99	98	99	105	99	84	83	83	82	82
Thu	83	85	89	86	92	101	97	94	93	96	103	94	82	83	84	85	82
Fri	82	83	86	88	95	94	93	101	102	92	93	94	87	83	82	82	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	84	86	92	89	84	83	82	82	81	82	82	81
Sun	82	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	83	82	82	82	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	85	88	89	90	91	89	90	90	85	82	82	82	84	82
Tue	83	86	94	90	95	99	98	96	96	97	92	90	84	85	85	83	81
Wed	82	86	93	89	97	99	99	99	98	99	105	99	84	83	83	82	82
Thu	83	85	89	86	92	101	97	94	93	96	103	94	82	83	84	85	82
Fri	82	83	86	88	95	94	93	101	102	92	93	94	87	83	82	82	82
Sat	81	82	82	82	83	84	86	92	89	84	83	82	82	81	82	82	81
Sun	82	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	83	82	82	82	81	81