Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Brentwood

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 102 minutes via I-5 South and US-50 West, usually 101 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Folsom to Brentwood by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Folsom to Brentwood (via I-5 South and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (44 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom to central Brentwood 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 Folsom to Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Folsom to Brentwood?

The 95-mile drive usually takes 99 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-50 West in Sacramento (20 miles) · I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (11 miles)

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