Best Time to Drive from Davis to Richmond

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-80 West, usually 61 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Richmond 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	52	60	65	62	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	55	55	54	53	53	53
Tue	51	59	64	63	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	52
Wed	52	59	64	61	60	61	60	58	58	56	56	56	55	54	53	53	53
Thu	52	60	65	62	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52
Fri	52	57	59	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	60	62	59	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	54	53	54	57	64	65	64	62	61	60	56	54	54	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	65	65	64	62	59	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Davis to Richmond (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 56 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 Davis to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to Richmond?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	65	62	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	55	55	54	53	53	53
Tue	51	59	64	63	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	52
Wed	52	59	64	61	60	61	60	58	58	56	56	56	55	54	53	53	53
Thu	52	60	65	62	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52
Fri	52	57	59	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	60	62	59	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	54	53	54	57	64	65	64	62	61	60	56	54	54	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	65	65	64	62	59	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	65	62	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	55	55	54	53	53	53
Tue	51	59	64	63	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	52
Wed	52	59	64	61	60	61	60	58	58	56	56	56	55	54	53	53	53
Thu	52	60	65	62	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52
Fri	52	57	59	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	60	62	59	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	54	53	54	57	64	65	64	62	61	60	56	54	54	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	65	65	64	62	59	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	60	65	62	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	55	55	54	53	53	53
Tue	51	59	64	63	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	52
Wed	52	59	64	61	60	61	60	58	58	56	56	56	55	54	53	53	53
Thu	52	60	65	62	60	60	58	57	57	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52
Fri	52	57	59	58	60	60	60	60	59	59	60	62	59	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	54	53	54	57	64	65	64	62	61	60	56	54	54	54	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	53	55	59	62	66	65	65	65	64	62	59	57	53