Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Brentwood
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via I-5 South and I-80 West, usually 103 at this time.
Only 35% 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 | 98 | 99 | 102 | 106 | 103 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 105 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 99 |
| Tue | 99 | 99 | 106 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
| Wed | 99 | 99 | 105 | 109 | 105 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
| Thu | 98 | 99 | 104 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 110 | 114 | 110 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
| Fri | 99 | 100 | 101 | 103 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 106 | 111 | 113 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
| Sat | 99 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Sun | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Brentwood (via I-5 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).
About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (43 to 44 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights to central Brentwood 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 Citrus Heights to Brentwood?
On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Brentwood?
The 92-mile drive usually takes 98 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Brentwood?
Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (16 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (14 miles)
Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow
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