Best Time to Drive from Davis to Folsom

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 38 minutes via US-50 East and I-80 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Davis to Folsom 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	35	35	36	41	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	45	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	41	40	37	37	37	37	38	42	52	58	42	36	35	35
Wed	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	37	37	38	44	60	61	44	36	35	35
Thu	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	38	37	39	47	59	61	42	37	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	57	55	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	43	45	44	40	38	37	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Davis to Folsom (via US-50 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Davis (F Street) to central Folsom (Sutter Street) 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 Davis to Folsom?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Davis to Folsom?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to Folsom?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-50 East in Sacramento (22 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (9 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Folsom to Davis (return trip) · Davis to Sacramento · Davis to Roseville · Davis to Elk Grove · Davis to SMF · Davis to San Francisco · Davis to Oakland · Davis to Stockton · Davis to Santa Rosa · Davis to Hayward · Davis to Concord · Davis to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	36	41	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	45	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	41	40	37	37	37	37	38	42	52	58	42	36	35	35
Wed	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	37	37	38	44	60	61	44	36	35	35
Thu	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	38	37	39	47	59	61	42	37	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	57	55	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	43	45	44	40	38	37	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	36	41	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	45	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	41	40	37	37	37	37	38	42	52	58	42	36	35	35
Wed	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	37	37	38	44	60	61	44	36	35	35
Thu	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	38	37	39	47	59	61	42	37	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	57	55	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	43	45	44	40	38	37	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	36	41	37	37	37	37	37	38	40	45	44	37	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	41	40	37	37	37	37	38	42	52	58	42	36	35	35
Wed	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	37	37	38	44	60	61	44	36	35	35
Thu	34	35	37	42	39	37	37	38	37	39	47	59	61	42	37	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	57	55	47	41	38	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	43	45	44	40	38	37	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	37	36	35