Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Galt to Sacramento
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 28 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Tue | 24 | 27 | 34 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 24 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 24 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Fri | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Sat | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Galt to Sacramento (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Galt to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Galt to Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Galt to Sacramento?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Galt to Sacramento?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 North in Sacramento (13 miles) · SR-99 North in Bay Area (12 miles)
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