Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Lodi

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-51 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Citrus Heights to Lodi 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	45	47	50	57	53	50	51	51	52	52	55	59	58	49	46	48	46
Tue	45	47	53	63	57	51	50	50	51	52	57	58	60	51	48	46	45
Wed	45	47	52	61	55	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	60	53	47	46	45
Thu	45	47	51	60	55	50	50	51	52	53	62	65	61	52	46	46	45
Fri	45	50	51	56	56	54	52	57	54	55	62	65	57	52	48	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	49	49	47	47	47	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Lodi (via SR-99 South and SR-51 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 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 Lodi 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 Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Lodi?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Lodi?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (6 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	50	57	53	50	51	51	52	52	55	59	58	49	46	48	46
Tue	45	47	53	63	57	51	50	50	51	52	57	58	60	51	48	46	45
Wed	45	47	52	61	55	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	60	53	47	46	45
Thu	45	47	51	60	55	50	50	51	52	53	62	65	61	52	46	46	45
Fri	45	50	51	56	56	54	52	57	54	55	62	65	57	52	48	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	49	49	47	47	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	50	57	53	50	51	51	52	52	55	59	58	49	46	48	46
Tue	45	47	53	63	57	51	50	50	51	52	57	58	60	51	48	46	45
Wed	45	47	52	61	55	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	60	53	47	46	45
Thu	45	47	51	60	55	50	50	51	52	53	62	65	61	52	46	46	45
Fri	45	50	51	56	56	54	52	57	54	55	62	65	57	52	48	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	49	49	47	47	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	50	57	53	50	51	51	52	52	55	59	58	49	46	48	46
Tue	45	47	53	63	57	51	50	50	51	52	57	58	60	51	48	46	45
Wed	45	47	52	61	55	52	51	51	52	54	57	64	60	53	47	46	45
Thu	45	47	51	60	55	50	50	51	52	53	62	65	61	52	46	46	45
Fri	45	50	51	56	56	54	52	57	54	55	62	65	57	52	48	47	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	50	48	48	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	49	49	47	47	47	47	45