Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Walnut Creek

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 87 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Walnut Creek 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	78	89	94	91	89	88	87	86	86	85	83	82	81	78	78	78	77
Tue	77	88	98	96	90	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Wed	77	87	95	94	89	88	86	85	84	84	84	83	82	79	78	78	77
Thu	77	87	94	93	88	87	84	84	85	84	84	84	83	80	78	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	85	87	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	86	82	78	78	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	91	90	89	88	85	82	80	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	82	87	91	92	93	94	93	91	87	84	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Walnut Creek (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 2:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 82 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 Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 2:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Walnut Creek?

The 86-mile drive usually takes 77 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (39 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles)

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

More drives

Walnut Creek 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	78	89	94	91	89	88	87	86	86	85	83	82	81	78	78	78	77
Tue	77	88	98	96	90	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Wed	77	87	95	94	89	88	86	85	84	84	84	83	82	79	78	78	77
Thu	77	87	94	93	88	87	84	84	85	84	84	84	83	80	78	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	85	87	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	86	82	78	78	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	91	90	89	88	85	82	80	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	82	87	91	92	93	94	93	91	87	84	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	89	94	91	89	88	87	86	86	85	83	82	81	78	78	78	77
Tue	77	88	98	96	90	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Wed	77	87	95	94	89	88	86	85	84	84	84	83	82	79	78	78	77
Thu	77	87	94	93	88	87	84	84	85	84	84	84	83	80	78	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	85	87	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	86	82	78	78	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	91	90	89	88	85	82	80	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	82	87	91	92	93	94	93	91	87	84	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	89	94	91	89	88	87	86	86	85	83	82	81	78	78	78	77
Tue	77	88	98	96	90	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	77
Wed	77	87	95	94	89	88	86	85	84	84	84	83	82	79	78	78	77
Thu	77	87	94	93	88	87	84	84	85	84	84	84	83	80	78	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	85	87	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	86	82	78	78	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	91	90	89	88	85	82	80	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	79	82	87	91	92	93	94	93	91	87	84	81	77