Best Time to Drive from Davis to San Francisco

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-80 West, usually 73 at this time.

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	86	98	92	85	83	80	78	76	77	74	72	71	68	66	66	66
Tue	68	89	104	97	88	83	77	74	73	74	74	76	82	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	88	100	97	87	87	80	75	74	74	76	80	81	70	67	66	66
Thu	69	88	104	100	90	86	80	77	76	79	79	94	89	71	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	83	82	78	78	77	79	79	82	81	90	86	75	69	67	65
Sat	66	66	67	67	70	83	102	103	97	94	90	89	87	77	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	83	93	101	96	94	91	86	80	74	71	65

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 105 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (105 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 105 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 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (55 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

San Francisco to Davis (return trip) · Davis to Sacramento · Davis to Roseville · Davis to Elk Grove · Davis to Folsom · Davis to SMF

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	86	98	92	85	83	80	78	76	77	74	72	71	68	66	66	66
Tue	68	89	104	97	88	83	77	74	73	74	74	76	82	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	88	100	97	87	87	80	75	74	74	76	80	81	70	67	66	66
Thu	69	88	104	100	90	86	80	77	76	79	79	94	89	71	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	83	82	78	78	77	79	79	82	81	90	86	75	69	67	65
Sat	66	66	67	67	70	83	102	103	97	94	90	89	87	77	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	83	93	101	96	94	91	86	80	74	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	86	98	92	85	83	80	78	76	77	74	72	71	68	66	66	66
Tue	68	89	104	97	88	83	77	74	73	74	74	76	82	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	88	100	97	87	87	80	75	74	74	76	80	81	70	67	66	66
Thu	69	88	104	100	90	86	80	77	76	79	79	94	89	71	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	83	82	78	78	77	79	79	82	81	90	86	75	69	67	65
Sat	66	66	67	67	70	83	102	103	97	94	90	89	87	77	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	83	93	101	96	94	91	86	80	74	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	86	98	92	85	83	80	78	76	77	74	72	71	68	66	66	66
Tue	68	89	104	97	88	83	77	74	73	74	74	76	82	69	67	66	66
Wed	67	88	100	97	87	87	80	75	74	74	76	80	81	70	67	66	66
Thu	69	88	104	100	90	86	80	77	76	79	79	94	89	71	67	66	65
Fri	67	78	83	82	78	78	77	79	79	82	81	90	86	75	69	67	65
Sat	66	66	67	67	70	83	102	103	97	94	90	89	87	77	72	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	73	83	93	101	96	94	91	86	80	74	71	65