Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Castro Valley to Sacramento
Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-580 West and I-5 North, usually 106 at this time.
Only 30% 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 | 97 | 153 | 144 | 136 | 113 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 97 |
| Tue | 97 | 156 | 148 | 134 | 117 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 102 | 106 | 101 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 97 |
| Wed | 97 | 158 | 151 | 145 | 116 | 107 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 |
| Thu | 97 | 157 | 147 | 136 | 110 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 104 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 |
| Fri | 97 | 150 | 128 | 110 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 105 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 96 |
| Sat | 96 | 97 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 96 |
| Sun | 96 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 106 | 123 | 138 | 117 | 105 | 104 | 96 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 105-mile drive from Castro Valley to Sacramento (via I-580 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 158 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (140 minutes).
About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Castro Valley 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 Castro Valley to Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Castro Valley to Sacramento?
The 105-mile drive usually takes 96 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Castro Valley to Sacramento?
Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 West in Bay Area (34 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)
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