Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Pittsburg

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 125 minutes via I-5 South and SR-12 West, usually 118 at this time.

Only 17% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Folsom to Pittsburg (via I-5 South and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 116 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (79 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom to central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 116 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 116 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (2 miles)

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