Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Sacramento

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 82 minutes via I-5 North and I-580 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 24% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Livermore to Sacramento (via I-5 North and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 81 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Sacramento?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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

More drives

Sacramento to Livermore (return trip) · Livermore to San Jose · Livermore to San Francisco · Livermore to Oakland · Livermore to Stockton · Livermore to Modesto · Livermore to Elk Grove · Livermore to Hayward · Livermore to Sunnyvale · Livermore to Salinas · Livermore to Concord · Livermore to Santa Clara

Open the live traffic map →