Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Lafayette to Sacramento

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 86 at this time.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lafayette to Sacramento by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6669747476767778788087848075686867
Tue66697577767474757678941018980706867
Wed6670757675747474757894999281716867
Thu67697477757475757783981059281726867
Fri666970717274747783941061059886777067
Sat6767676971737576788180767371716966
Sun6767676768707273727171707069706967

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Lafayette to Sacramento (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lafayette 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 Lafayette to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lafayette to Sacramento?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lafayette to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (2 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

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More drives

Sacramento to Lafayette (return trip) · Lafayette to San Jose · Lafayette to San Francisco

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