Best Time to Drive from Chinatown to Laguna

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 91 minutes via I-80 East.

Only 78% 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 Chinatown to Laguna 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	97	101	106	107	107	107	105	103	105	113	114	115	105	95	93	92
Tue	92	97	104	107	104	106	107	104	101	104	118	126	124	115	97	94	92
Wed	92	97	104	106	106	108	111	105	102	105	121	129	131	118	100	94	92
Thu	92	97	104	105	105	107	108	105	103	108	120	130	136	123	102	94	92
Fri	92	96	100	101	102	103	102	105	111	122	134	136	139	125	105	95	92
Sat	91	91	92	93	95	99	106	115	116	117	114	110	109	105	100	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	93	95	99	103	105	113	111	110	104	101	99	95	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 100-mile drive from Chinatown to Laguna (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 91 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chinatown to central Laguna 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 Chinatown to Laguna?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chinatown to Laguna?

The 100-mile drive usually takes 91 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chinatown to Laguna?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (56 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (4 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	97	101	106	107	107	107	105	103	105	113	114	115	105	95	93	92
Tue	92	97	104	107	104	106	107	104	101	104	118	126	124	115	97	94	92
Wed	92	97	104	106	106	108	111	105	102	105	121	129	131	118	100	94	92
Thu	92	97	104	105	105	107	108	105	103	108	120	130	136	123	102	94	92
Fri	92	96	100	101	102	103	102	105	111	122	134	136	139	125	105	95	92
Sat	91	91	92	93	95	99	106	115	116	117	114	110	109	105	100	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	93	95	99	103	105	113	111	110	104	101	99	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	97	101	106	107	107	107	105	103	105	113	114	115	105	95	93	92
Tue	92	97	104	107	104	106	107	104	101	104	118	126	124	115	97	94	92
Wed	92	97	104	106	106	108	111	105	102	105	121	129	131	118	100	94	92
Thu	92	97	104	105	105	107	108	105	103	108	120	130	136	123	102	94	92
Fri	92	96	100	101	102	103	102	105	111	122	134	136	139	125	105	95	92
Sat	91	91	92	93	95	99	106	115	116	117	114	110	109	105	100	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	93	95	99	103	105	113	111	110	104	101	99	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	97	101	106	107	107	107	105	103	105	113	114	115	105	95	93	92
Tue	92	97	104	107	104	106	107	104	101	104	118	126	124	115	97	94	92
Wed	92	97	104	106	106	108	111	105	102	105	121	129	131	118	100	94	92
Thu	92	97	104	105	105	107	108	105	103	108	120	130	136	123	102	94	92
Fri	92	96	100	101	102	103	102	105	111	122	134	136	139	125	105	95	92
Sat	91	91	92	93	95	99	106	115	116	117	114	110	109	105	100	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	91	93	95	99	103	105	113	111	110	104	101	99	95	91