Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Berkeley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 101 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 103 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Lodi to Berkeley 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	99	127	131	115	110	110	121	112	117	113	105	101	98	95	94	92	91
Tue	98	136	141	122	116	117	114	121	119	115	107	102	100	94	95	90	92
Wed	98	136	137	115	112	119	110	113	112	114	108	106	97	95	93	91	90
Thu	98	140	142	118	110	115	118	115	115	115	108	105	101	97	94	90	92
Fri	93	112	123	110	107	109	110	126	118	119	115	112	108	106	102	91	91
Sat	91	91	92	92	94	99	101	98	107	105	105	113	98	102	95	92	90
Sun	90	91	93	92	93	96	102	107	105	102	113	103	102	100	97	94	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Lodi to Berkeley (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (42 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to central Berkeley 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 Lodi to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 90 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Berkeley?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	127	131	115	110	110	121	112	117	113	105	101	98	95	94	92	91
Tue	98	136	141	122	116	117	114	121	119	115	107	102	100	94	95	90	92
Wed	98	136	137	115	112	119	110	113	112	114	108	106	97	95	93	91	90
Thu	98	140	142	118	110	115	118	115	115	115	108	105	101	97	94	90	92
Fri	93	112	123	110	107	109	110	126	118	119	115	112	108	106	102	91	91
Sat	91	91	92	92	94	99	101	98	107	105	105	113	98	102	95	92	90
Sun	90	91	93	92	93	96	102	107	105	102	113	103	102	100	97	94	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	127	131	115	110	110	121	112	117	113	105	101	98	95	94	92	91
Tue	98	136	141	122	116	117	114	121	119	115	107	102	100	94	95	90	92
Wed	98	136	137	115	112	119	110	113	112	114	108	106	97	95	93	91	90
Thu	98	140	142	118	110	115	118	115	115	115	108	105	101	97	94	90	92
Fri	93	112	123	110	107	109	110	126	118	119	115	112	108	106	102	91	91
Sat	91	91	92	92	94	99	101	98	107	105	105	113	98	102	95	92	90
Sun	90	91	93	92	93	96	102	107	105	102	113	103	102	100	97	94	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	127	131	115	110	110	121	112	117	113	105	101	98	95	94	92	91
Tue	98	136	141	122	116	117	114	121	119	115	107	102	100	94	95	90	92
Wed	98	136	137	115	112	119	110	113	112	114	108	106	97	95	93	91	90
Thu	98	140	142	118	110	115	118	115	115	115	108	105	101	97	94	90	92
Fri	93	112	123	110	107	109	110	126	118	119	115	112	108	106	102	91	91
Sat	91	91	92	92	94	99	101	98	107	105	105	113	98	102	95	92	90
Sun	90	91	93	92	93	96	102	107	105	102	113	103	102	100	97	94	90