Best Time to Drive from Danville to Sacramento

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Danville to Sacramento 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	70	73	74	78	80	81	82	82	82	81	82	84	85	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	79	82	79	79	79	79	80	84	91	92	82	72	70	70
Wed	70	73	74	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	86	91	95	85	73	71	70
Thu	70	72	73	80	80	78	79	79	80	81	86	93	95	85	75	71	71
Fri	70	72	74	76	77	77	78	82	83	90	97	98	98	86	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	72	72	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Danville to Sacramento (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Danville to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Danville to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Danville to Sacramento?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

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

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Sacramento to Danville (return trip) · Danville to San Jose · Danville to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	74	78	80	81	82	82	82	81	82	84	85	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	79	82	79	79	79	79	80	84	91	92	82	72	70	70
Wed	70	73	74	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	86	91	95	85	73	71	70
Thu	70	72	73	80	80	78	79	79	80	81	86	93	95	85	75	71	71
Fri	70	72	74	76	77	77	78	82	83	90	97	98	98	86	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	72	72	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	74	78	80	81	82	82	82	81	82	84	85	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	79	82	79	79	79	79	80	84	91	92	82	72	70	70
Wed	70	73	74	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	86	91	95	85	73	71	70
Thu	70	72	73	80	80	78	79	79	80	81	86	93	95	85	75	71	71
Fri	70	72	74	76	77	77	78	82	83	90	97	98	98	86	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	72	72	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	74	78	80	81	82	82	82	81	82	84	85	78	72	71	71
Tue	70	72	74	79	82	79	79	79	79	80	84	91	92	82	72	70	70
Wed	70	73	74	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	86	91	95	85	73	71	70
Thu	70	72	73	80	80	78	79	79	80	81	86	93	95	85	75	71	71
Fri	70	72	74	76	77	77	78	82	83	90	97	98	98	86	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	72	72	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	70