Best Time to Drive from Dublin to Sacramento

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-580 West and I-5 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 19% 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	183	156	118	95	94	92	92	91	90	88	88	88	88	89	89	89
Tue	89	182	161	129	105	95	93	92	90	89	88	90	89	88	88	88	88
Wed	89	187	179	145	107	96	93	93	91	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	87
Thu	89	184	171	139	101	94	92	91	90	89	88	88	89	87	88	88	88
Fri	92	182	155	120	109	95	93	92	91	90	89	90	90	89	88	88	87
Sat	89	88	89	89	91	90	92	91	91	97	92	92	91	91	90	90	89
Sun	89	88	88	88	90	90	92	91	91	92	92	116	149	122	92	92	87

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 87 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (153 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), 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 5:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 96-mile drive usually takes 87 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to Sacramento?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 188 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)

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

More drives

Sacramento to Dublin (return trip) · Dublin to San Jose · Dublin to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	183	156	118	95	94	92	92	91	90	88	88	88	88	89	89	89
Tue	89	182	161	129	105	95	93	92	90	89	88	90	89	88	88	88	88
Wed	89	187	179	145	107	96	93	93	91	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	87
Thu	89	184	171	139	101	94	92	91	90	89	88	88	89	87	88	88	88
Fri	92	182	155	120	109	95	93	92	91	90	89	90	90	89	88	88	87
Sat	89	88	89	89	91	90	92	91	91	97	92	92	91	91	90	90	89
Sun	89	88	88	88	90	90	92	91	91	92	92	116	149	122	92	92	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	183	156	118	95	94	92	92	91	90	88	88	88	88	89	89	89
Tue	89	182	161	129	105	95	93	92	90	89	88	90	89	88	88	88	88
Wed	89	187	179	145	107	96	93	93	91	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	87
Thu	89	184	171	139	101	94	92	91	90	89	88	88	89	87	88	88	88
Fri	92	182	155	120	109	95	93	92	91	90	89	90	90	89	88	88	87
Sat	89	88	89	89	91	90	92	91	91	97	92	92	91	91	90	90	89
Sun	89	88	88	88	90	90	92	91	91	92	92	116	149	122	92	92	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	183	156	118	95	94	92	92	91	90	88	88	88	88	89	89	89
Tue	89	182	161	129	105	95	93	92	90	89	88	90	89	88	88	88	88
Wed	89	187	179	145	107	96	93	93	91	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	87
Thu	89	184	171	139	101	94	92	91	90	89	88	88	89	87	88	88	88
Fri	92	182	155	120	109	95	93	92	91	90	89	90	90	89	88	88	87
Sat	89	88	89	89	91	90	92	91	91	97	92	92	91	91	90	90	89
Sun	89	88	88	88	90	90	92	91	91	92	92	116	149	122	92	92	87