Best Time to Drive from Lathrop to Sacramento

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 North.

Only 22% 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 Lathrop to Sacramento 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	54	55	58	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55	54	54	54	54
Tue	54	55	65	60	55	56	55	55	56	56	58	60	58	54	54	54	54
Wed	54	55	63	58	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	62	59	54	54	54	54
Thu	54	56	62	58	56	56	56	56	55	56	58	61	58	54	54	54	53
Fri	54	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	59	56	56	55	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Lathrop to Sacramento (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (about 3 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lathrop 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 Lathrop to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lathrop to Sacramento?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	58	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55	54	54	54	54
Tue	54	55	65	60	55	56	55	55	56	56	58	60	58	54	54	54	54
Wed	54	55	63	58	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	62	59	54	54	54	54
Thu	54	56	62	58	56	56	56	56	55	56	58	61	58	54	54	54	53
Fri	54	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	59	56	56	55	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	58	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55	54	54	54	54
Tue	54	55	65	60	55	56	55	55	56	56	58	60	58	54	54	54	54
Wed	54	55	63	58	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	62	59	54	54	54	54
Thu	54	56	62	58	56	56	56	56	55	56	58	61	58	54	54	54	53
Fri	54	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	59	56	56	55	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	58	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	55	54	54	54	54
Tue	54	55	65	60	55	56	55	55	56	56	58	60	58	54	54	54	54
Wed	54	55	63	58	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	62	59	54	54	54	54
Thu	54	56	62	58	56	56	56	56	55	56	58	61	58	54	54	54	53
Fri	54	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	60	59	56	56	55	54	54
Sat	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	53