Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Woodland

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 40 minutes via US-50 West and I-5 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Woodland 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	39	40	42	45	43	43	44	43	45	44	44	52	52	44	40	41	41
Tue	39	41	43	47	46	45	44	45	44	44	46	56	61	47	41	42	40
Wed	39	41	43	47	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	58	62	49	41	42	40
Thu	39	41	43	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	49	59	62	47	41	42	40
Fri	39	41	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	44	48	53	52	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Folsom to Woodland (via US-50 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom to central Woodland 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 Woodland?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 39 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Woodland?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-50 West in Sacramento (19 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (18 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woodland 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 Napa · Folsom to Rancho Cordova · Folsom to Pittsburg

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	45	43	43	44	43	45	44	44	52	52	44	40	41	41
Tue	39	41	43	47	46	45	44	45	44	44	46	56	61	47	41	42	40
Wed	39	41	43	47	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	58	62	49	41	42	40
Thu	39	41	43	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	49	59	62	47	41	42	40
Fri	39	41	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	44	48	53	52	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	45	43	43	44	43	45	44	44	52	52	44	40	41	41
Tue	39	41	43	47	46	45	44	45	44	44	46	56	61	47	41	42	40
Wed	39	41	43	47	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	58	62	49	41	42	40
Thu	39	41	43	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	49	59	62	47	41	42	40
Fri	39	41	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	44	48	53	52	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	42	45	43	43	44	43	45	44	44	52	52	44	40	41	41
Tue	39	41	43	47	46	45	44	45	44	44	46	56	61	47	41	42	40
Wed	39	41	43	47	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	58	62	49	41	42	40
Thu	39	41	43	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	49	59	62	47	41	42	40
Fri	39	41	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	44	48	53	52	47	41	40	40
Sat	39	40	40	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40
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