Best Time to Drive from Folsom to SMF

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 38 minutes via US-50 West and I-5 North, usually 37 at this time.

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Folsom to SMF (via US-50 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: SMF to Folsom

Freeway, about 29 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 9 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Folsom (Sutter Street) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Folsom to SMF 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	34	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	43	43	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	49	53	39	35	35	34
Wed	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	50	54	41	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	37	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	43	53	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	49	46	40	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

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 SMF?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to SMF?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	43	43	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	49	53	39	35	35	34
Wed	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	50	54	41	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	37	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	43	53	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	49	46	40	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	43	43	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	49	53	39	35	35	34
Wed	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	50	54	41	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	37	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	43	53	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	49	46	40	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	43	43	36	35	35	34
Tue	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	49	53	39	35	35	34
Wed	34	35	37	40	38	37	37	37	37	37	40	50	54	41	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	37	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	43	53	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	49	46	40	35	35	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34