Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Napa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-80 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 72% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Napa (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 to 22 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 Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 68 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Napa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (39 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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