Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Berkeley

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 93 at this time.

Only 47% 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	100	127	130	115	114	103	101	112	109	112	100	99	97	94	96	93	91
Tue	99	139	143	124	117	117	113	127	123	117	110	103	101	95	96	90	92
Wed	100	137	135	115	111	122	111	112	112	114	108	107	97	93	94	91	90
Thu	104	140	160	121	114	116	119	119	104	106	108	111	98	93	92	91	92
Fri	93	112	126	113	110	113	102	136	109	122	106	100	99	100	99	91	91
Sat	90	91	91	93	95	101	104	99	118	106	114	109	101	111	97	91	92
Sun	90	91	94	93	94	97	100	129	109	103	114	106	103	105	96	96	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 160 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (129 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 83 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 90 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 160 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	100	127	130	115	114	103	101	112	109	112	100	99	97	94	96	93	91
Tue	99	139	143	124	117	117	113	127	123	117	110	103	101	95	96	90	92
Wed	100	137	135	115	111	122	111	112	112	114	108	107	97	93	94	91	90
Thu	104	140	160	121	114	116	119	119	104	106	108	111	98	93	92	91	92
Fri	93	112	126	113	110	113	102	136	109	122	106	100	99	100	99	91	91
Sat	90	91	91	93	95	101	104	99	118	106	114	109	101	111	97	91	92
Sun	90	91	94	93	94	97	100	129	109	103	114	106	103	105	96	96	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	127	130	115	114	103	101	112	109	112	100	99	97	94	96	93	91
Tue	99	139	143	124	117	117	113	127	123	117	110	103	101	95	96	90	92
Wed	100	137	135	115	111	122	111	112	112	114	108	107	97	93	94	91	90
Thu	104	140	160	121	114	116	119	119	104	106	108	111	98	93	92	91	92
Fri	93	112	126	113	110	113	102	136	109	122	106	100	99	100	99	91	91
Sat	90	91	91	93	95	101	104	99	118	106	114	109	101	111	97	91	92
Sun	90	91	94	93	94	97	100	129	109	103	114	106	103	105	96	96	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	127	130	115	114	103	101	112	109	112	100	99	97	94	96	93	91
Tue	99	139	143	124	117	117	113	127	123	117	110	103	101	95	96	90	92
Wed	100	137	135	115	111	122	111	112	112	114	108	107	97	93	94	91	90
Thu	104	140	160	121	114	116	119	119	104	106	108	111	98	93	92	91	92
Fri	93	112	126	113	110	113	102	136	109	122	106	100	99	100	99	91	91
Sat	90	91	91	93	95	101	104	99	118	106	114	109	101	111	97	91	92
Sun	90	91	94	93	94	97	100	129	109	103	114	106	103	105	96	96	90