Best Time to Drive from Davis to San Francisco

Right now (2:47 am PST): about 65 minutes via I-80 West.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Davis to San Francisco 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	69	87	99	92	82	80	78	77	76	77	75	73	72	68	66	66	66
Tue	67	89	106	99	87	83	77	74	73	74	75	75	80	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	87	100	95	86	87	80	75	74	74	76	79	82	70	66	66	66
Thu	68	89	102	97	88	85	79	76	75	79	80	93	90	72	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	84	82	78	78	77	80	79	82	81	91	88	77	70	67	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	70	80	95	96	93	92	89	89	86	77	72	70	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	92	100	98	97	93	91	84	79	71	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Davis to San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Davis to downtown San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Davis to San Francisco?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 65 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (55 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (12 miles)

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More drives

San Francisco to Davis (return trip) · Davis to Sacramento · Davis to Roseville · Davis to Elk Grove · Davis to Folsom · Davis to SMF · 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	69	87	99	92	82	80	78	77	76	77	75	73	72	68	66	66	66
Tue	67	89	106	99	87	83	77	74	73	74	75	75	80	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	87	100	95	86	87	80	75	74	74	76	79	82	70	66	66	66
Thu	68	89	102	97	88	85	79	76	75	79	80	93	90	72	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	84	82	78	78	77	80	79	82	81	91	88	77	70	67	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	70	80	95	96	93	92	89	89	86	77	72	70	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	92	100	98	97	93	91	84	79	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	87	99	92	82	80	78	77	76	77	75	73	72	68	66	66	66
Tue	67	89	106	99	87	83	77	74	73	74	75	75	80	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	87	100	95	86	87	80	75	74	74	76	79	82	70	66	66	66
Thu	68	89	102	97	88	85	79	76	75	79	80	93	90	72	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	84	82	78	78	77	80	79	82	81	91	88	77	70	67	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	70	80	95	96	93	92	89	89	86	77	72	70	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	92	100	98	97	93	91	84	79	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	87	99	92	82	80	78	77	76	77	75	73	72	68	66	66	66
Tue	67	89	106	99	87	83	77	74	73	74	75	75	80	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	87	100	95	86	87	80	75	74	74	76	79	82	70	66	66	66
Thu	68	89	102	97	88	85	79	76	75	79	80	93	90	72	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	84	82	78	78	77	80	79	82	81	91	88	77	70	67	65
Sat	65	66	67	67	70	80	95	96	93	92	89	89	86	77	72	70	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	92	100	98	97	93	91	84	79	71	66