Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Granite Bay to Sacramento
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 33 minutes via I-80 West and SR-51 South, usually 31 at this time.
Only 49% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 29 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Tue | 29 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Wed | 28 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Thu | 29 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Fri | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Sat | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Sun | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Granite Bay to Sacramento (via I-80 West and SR-51 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Granite Bay 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 Granite Bay to Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Granite Bay to Sacramento?
The 25-mile drive usually takes 28 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Granite Bay to Sacramento?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Sacramento (9 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (5 miles)
Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow
More drives
Sacramento to Granite Bay (return trip) · Granite Bay to Stockton