Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Davis

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via US-50 West and I-80 West, usually 35 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Davis 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	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	43	42	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	36	38	44	42	38	37	37	37	37	40	47	50	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	36	38	42	39	37	37	37	36	37	41	46	48	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	37	36	37	37	38	41	46	51	37	35	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	49	46	42	40	35	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	39	40	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Folsom to Davis (via US-50 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom (Sutter Street) to central Davis (F Street) 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 Davis?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Davis?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-50 West in Sacramento (23 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (8 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Davis to Folsom (return trip) · Folsom to Sacramento · Folsom to SMF · Folsom to Elk Grove · Folsom to Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	43	42	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	36	38	44	42	38	37	37	37	37	40	47	50	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	36	38	42	39	37	37	37	36	37	41	46	48	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	37	36	37	37	38	41	46	51	37	35	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	49	46	42	40	35	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	39	40	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	43	42	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	36	38	44	42	38	37	37	37	37	40	47	50	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	36	38	42	39	37	37	37	36	37	41	46	48	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	37	36	37	37	38	41	46	51	37	35	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	49	46	42	40	35	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	39	40	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	43	42	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	36	38	44	42	38	37	37	37	37	40	47	50	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	36	38	42	39	37	37	37	36	37	41	46	48	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	36	38	39	38	37	36	37	37	38	41	46	51	37	35	35	35
Fri	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	49	46	42	40	35	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	39	40	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	36	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34