Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Lodi

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-580 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Livermore to Lodi 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	63	81	118	100	79	64	63	62	62	60	63	70	67	70	60	59	59
Tue	63	81	117	105	80	65	62	62	61	60	63	65	64	68	63	60	59
Wed	63	82	117	117	94	66	62	61	61	61	63	61	67	66	66	61	59
Thu	64	81	117	106	84	63	62	61	61	64	64	68	64	65	65	63	60
Fri	64	82	105	84	70	65	62	62	63	67	67	64	63	61	60	59	59
Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	60	62	62	60	59	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	73	97	92	65	60	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Livermore to Lodi (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (15 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Lodi 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 Livermore to Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Livermore to Lodi?

The 57-mile drive usually takes 59 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Lodi?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	81	118	100	79	64	63	62	62	60	63	70	67	70	60	59	59
Tue	63	81	117	105	80	65	62	62	61	60	63	65	64	68	63	60	59
Wed	63	82	117	117	94	66	62	61	61	61	63	61	67	66	66	61	59
Thu	64	81	117	106	84	63	62	61	61	64	64	68	64	65	65	63	60
Fri	64	82	105	84	70	65	62	62	63	67	67	64	63	61	60	59	59
Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	60	62	62	60	59	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	73	97	92	65	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	81	118	100	79	64	63	62	62	60	63	70	67	70	60	59	59
Tue	63	81	117	105	80	65	62	62	61	60	63	65	64	68	63	60	59
Wed	63	82	117	117	94	66	62	61	61	61	63	61	67	66	66	61	59
Thu	64	81	117	106	84	63	62	61	61	64	64	68	64	65	65	63	60
Fri	64	82	105	84	70	65	62	62	63	67	67	64	63	61	60	59	59
Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	60	62	62	60	59	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	73	97	92	65	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	81	118	100	79	64	63	62	62	60	63	70	67	70	60	59	59
Tue	63	81	117	105	80	65	62	62	61	60	63	65	64	68	63	60	59
Wed	63	82	117	117	94	66	62	61	61	61	63	61	67	66	66	61	59
Thu	64	81	117	106	84	63	62	61	61	64	64	68	64	65	65	63	60
Fri	64	82	105	84	70	65	62	62	63	67	67	64	63	61	60	59	59
Sat	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	60	62	62	60	59	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	73	97	92	65	60	60