Best Time to Drive from Dixon to San Francisco

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-80 West, usually 60 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Dixon 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	61	78	93	87	76	74	72	70	69	70	69	66	67	63	61	60	59
Tue	60	80	95	93	82	76	71	67	67	67	68	68	75	64	61	60	60
Wed	60	79	91	90	80	80	73	68	67	66	69	72	77	65	61	60	60
Thu	61	80	94	91	80	77	73	69	69	71	73	84	85	68	61	60	59
Fri	60	71	77	75	71	69	69	71	72	74	74	80	81	70	64	61	59
Sat	60	60	61	61	64	71	84	87	84	83	81	80	79	72	66	64	61
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	66	73	78	87	86	84	80	80	76	72	65	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Dixon to San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dixon 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 Dixon to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 59 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dixon to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (55 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (3 miles)

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

More drives

San Francisco to Dixon (return trip) · Dixon to Sacramento · Dixon to Oakland · Dixon to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	93	87	76	74	72	70	69	70	69	66	67	63	61	60	59
Tue	60	80	95	93	82	76	71	67	67	67	68	68	75	64	61	60	60
Wed	60	79	91	90	80	80	73	68	67	66	69	72	77	65	61	60	60
Thu	61	80	94	91	80	77	73	69	69	71	73	84	85	68	61	60	59
Fri	60	71	77	75	71	69	69	71	72	74	74	80	81	70	64	61	59
Sat	60	60	61	61	64	71	84	87	84	83	81	80	79	72	66	64	61
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	66	73	78	87	86	84	80	80	76	72	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	93	87	76	74	72	70	69	70	69	66	67	63	61	60	59
Tue	60	80	95	93	82	76	71	67	67	67	68	68	75	64	61	60	60
Wed	60	79	91	90	80	80	73	68	67	66	69	72	77	65	61	60	60
Thu	61	80	94	91	80	77	73	69	69	71	73	84	85	68	61	60	59
Fri	60	71	77	75	71	69	69	71	72	74	74	80	81	70	64	61	59
Sat	60	60	61	61	64	71	84	87	84	83	81	80	79	72	66	64	61
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	66	73	78	87	86	84	80	80	76	72	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	78	93	87	76	74	72	70	69	70	69	66	67	63	61	60	59
Tue	60	80	95	93	82	76	71	67	67	67	68	68	75	64	61	60	60
Wed	60	79	91	90	80	80	73	68	67	66	69	72	77	65	61	60	60
Thu	61	80	94	91	80	77	73	69	69	71	73	84	85	68	61	60	59
Fri	60	71	77	75	71	69	69	71	72	74	74	80	81	70	64	61	59
Sat	60	60	61	61	64	71	84	87	84	83	81	80	79	72	66	64	61
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	66	73	78	87	86	84	80	80	76	72	65	59