Best Time to Drive from Dublin to Sacramento

Right now (12:21 am PST): about 89 minutes via I-580 West and I-5 North.

Only 31% 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 Dublin to Sacramento 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	89	136	134	125	105	94	93	93	92	91	92	92	90	90	90	90	89
Tue	88	136	139	124	110	96	94	93	92	91	94	97	91	89	89	89	88
Wed	89	140	142	138	114	98	93	93	92	92	94	97	92	90	89	89	88
Thu	89	136	138	131	103	95	93	92	92	92	95	100	91	89	89	89	88
Fri	88	140	122	99	96	94	93	93	92	93	95	95	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	88	88	90	89	89	90	90	92	91	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	97	109	105	92	91	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Dublin to Sacramento (via I-580 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (112 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Dublin to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Dublin to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Dublin to Sacramento?

The 96-mile drive usually takes 88 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to Sacramento?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	136	134	125	105	94	93	93	92	91	92	92	90	90	90	90	89
Tue	88	136	139	124	110	96	94	93	92	91	94	97	91	89	89	89	88
Wed	89	140	142	138	114	98	93	93	92	92	94	97	92	90	89	89	88
Thu	89	136	138	131	103	95	93	92	92	92	95	100	91	89	89	89	88
Fri	88	140	122	99	96	94	93	93	92	93	95	95	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	88	88	90	89	89	90	90	92	91	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	97	109	105	92	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	136	134	125	105	94	93	93	92	91	92	92	90	90	90	90	89
Tue	88	136	139	124	110	96	94	93	92	91	94	97	91	89	89	89	88
Wed	89	140	142	138	114	98	93	93	92	92	94	97	92	90	89	89	88
Thu	89	136	138	131	103	95	93	92	92	92	95	100	91	89	89	89	88
Fri	88	140	122	99	96	94	93	93	92	93	95	95	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	88	88	90	89	89	90	90	92	91	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	97	109	105	92	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	136	134	125	105	94	93	93	92	91	92	92	90	90	90	90	89
Tue	88	136	139	124	110	96	94	93	92	91	94	97	91	89	89	89	88
Wed	89	140	142	138	114	98	93	93	92	92	94	97	92	90	89	89	88
Thu	89	136	138	131	103	95	93	92	92	92	95	100	91	89	89	89	88
Fri	88	140	122	99	96	94	93	93	92	93	95	95	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	88	88	90	89	89	90	90	92	91	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	97	109	105	92	91	88