Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Napa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-80 West, usually 86 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 Napa 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	80	94	101	95	91	90	89	88	87	86	84	84	85	81	79	80	79
Tue	80	94	104	99	91	88	87	86	87	85	84	86	87	82	79	79	79
Wed	80	94	102	97	92	89	88	87	86	85	84	87	88	82	79	79	79
Thu	80	94	102	98	91	89	87	86	86	85	85	88	88	82	79	79	79
Fri	79	87	90	88	89	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	89	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	83	89	94	92	91	88	87	84	82	80	80	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	84	89	92	93	93	92	91	89	86	83	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Folsom to Napa (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (25 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 79 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Napa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (35 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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

More drives

Napa to Folsom (return trip) · Folsom to Sacramento · Folsom to Davis · Folsom to SMF · Folsom to Elk Grove · Folsom to Stockton · Folsom to Concord · Folsom to Fairfield · Folsom to Vacaville · Folsom to Rancho Cordova · Folsom to Pittsburg · Folsom to Lodi

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	101	95	91	90	89	88	87	86	84	84	85	81	79	80	79
Tue	80	94	104	99	91	88	87	86	87	85	84	86	87	82	79	79	79
Wed	80	94	102	97	92	89	88	87	86	85	84	87	88	82	79	79	79
Thu	80	94	102	98	91	89	87	86	86	85	85	88	88	82	79	79	79
Fri	79	87	90	88	89	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	89	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	83	89	94	92	91	88	87	84	82	80	80	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	84	89	92	93	93	92	91	89	86	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	101	95	91	90	89	88	87	86	84	84	85	81	79	80	79
Tue	80	94	104	99	91	88	87	86	87	85	84	86	87	82	79	79	79
Wed	80	94	102	97	92	89	88	87	86	85	84	87	88	82	79	79	79
Thu	80	94	102	98	91	89	87	86	86	85	85	88	88	82	79	79	79
Fri	79	87	90	88	89	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	89	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	83	89	94	92	91	88	87	84	82	80	80	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	84	89	92	93	93	92	91	89	86	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	94	101	95	91	90	89	88	87	86	84	84	85	81	79	80	79
Tue	80	94	104	99	91	88	87	86	87	85	84	86	87	82	79	79	79
Wed	80	94	102	97	92	89	88	87	86	85	84	87	88	82	79	79	79
Thu	80	94	102	98	91	89	87	86	86	85	85	88	88	82	79	79	79
Fri	79	87	90	88	89	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	89	83	79	79	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	83	89	94	92	91	88	87	84	82	80	80	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	84	89	92	93	93	92	91	89	86	83	81	78