Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Pittsburg

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 92 at this time.

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 Citrus Heights to Pittsburg 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	83	94	95	95	94	94	92	92	91	93	90	90	88	84	83	83	82
Tue	83	92	97	100	95	91	90	89	89	93	93	93	90	85	83	83	82
Wed	82	91	95	97	94	93	91	90	89	92	94	94	92	86	84	82	82
Thu	83	91	94	97	93	92	89	89	90	93	96	96	92	86	83	82	82
Fri	82	89	89	90	92	91	92	91	92	95	100	100	92	87	83	82	81
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	92	97	98	97	94	93	90	88	85	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	86	93	98	99	100	99	98	96	92	90	86	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Pittsburg (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 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 Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 81 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (39 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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

More drives

Pittsburg to Citrus Heights (return trip) · Citrus Heights to Sacramento · Citrus Heights to Stockton · Citrus Heights to Elk Grove · Citrus Heights to Concord · Citrus Heights to Vallejo · Citrus Heights to Fairfield · Citrus Heights to Antioch · Citrus Heights to Vacaville · Citrus Heights to Arden-Arcade · Citrus Heights to Tracy · Citrus Heights to Napa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	95	95	94	94	92	92	91	93	90	90	88	84	83	83	82
Tue	83	92	97	100	95	91	90	89	89	93	93	93	90	85	83	83	82
Wed	82	91	95	97	94	93	91	90	89	92	94	94	92	86	84	82	82
Thu	83	91	94	97	93	92	89	89	90	93	96	96	92	86	83	82	82
Fri	82	89	89	90	92	91	92	91	92	95	100	100	92	87	83	82	81
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	92	97	98	97	94	93	90	88	85	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	86	93	98	99	100	99	98	96	92	90	86	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	95	95	94	94	92	92	91	93	90	90	88	84	83	83	82
Tue	83	92	97	100	95	91	90	89	89	93	93	93	90	85	83	83	82
Wed	82	91	95	97	94	93	91	90	89	92	94	94	92	86	84	82	82
Thu	83	91	94	97	93	92	89	89	90	93	96	96	92	86	83	82	82
Fri	82	89	89	90	92	91	92	91	92	95	100	100	92	87	83	82	81
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	92	97	98	97	94	93	90	88	85	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	86	93	98	99	100	99	98	96	92	90	86	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	95	95	94	94	92	92	91	93	90	90	88	84	83	83	82
Tue	83	92	97	100	95	91	90	89	89	93	93	93	90	85	83	83	82
Wed	82	91	95	97	94	93	91	90	89	92	94	94	92	86	84	82	82
Thu	83	91	94	97	93	92	89	89	90	93	96	96	92	86	83	82	82
Fri	82	89	89	90	92	91	92	91	92	95	100	100	92	87	83	82	81
Sat	81	82	83	83	85	92	97	98	97	94	93	90	88	85	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	86	93	98	99	100	99	98	96	92	90	86	81