Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Oakland

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-24 West and SR-12 West, usually 89 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Oakland 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	95	129	146	132	105	96	95	95	93	94	93	92	91	90	89	89	88
Tue	93	137	160	143	111	97	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	88
Wed	94	139	157	142	113	95	94	92	92	92	92	92	90	89	89	88	88
Thu	94	145	158	139	106	94	93	92	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	88	88
Fri	91	107	134	124	95	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	89	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	92	92	91	92	91	91	88	88
Sun	88	88	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	93	94	94	93	93	92	89	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lodi to Oakland (via SR-4 West and SR-24 West and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 169 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (42 to 98 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 169 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 88 to 169 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Oakland?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 169 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Lodi (return trip) · Lodi to San Jose · Lodi to San Francisco · Lodi to The Bronx · Lodi to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	129	146	132	105	96	95	95	93	94	93	92	91	90	89	89	88
Tue	93	137	160	143	111	97	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	88
Wed	94	139	157	142	113	95	94	92	92	92	92	92	90	89	89	88	88
Thu	94	145	158	139	106	94	93	92	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	88	88
Fri	91	107	134	124	95	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	89	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	92	92	91	92	91	91	88	88
Sun	88	88	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	93	94	94	93	93	92	89	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	129	146	132	105	96	95	95	93	94	93	92	91	90	89	89	88
Tue	93	137	160	143	111	97	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	88
Wed	94	139	157	142	113	95	94	92	92	92	92	92	90	89	89	88	88
Thu	94	145	158	139	106	94	93	92	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	88	88
Fri	91	107	134	124	95	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	89	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	92	92	91	92	91	91	88	88
Sun	88	88	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	93	94	94	93	93	92	89	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	129	146	132	105	96	95	95	93	94	93	92	91	90	89	89	88
Tue	93	137	160	143	111	97	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	88
Wed	94	139	157	142	113	95	94	92	92	92	92	92	90	89	89	88	88
Thu	94	145	158	139	106	94	93	92	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	88	88
Fri	91	107	134	124	95	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	88	88
Sat	89	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	92	92	91	92	91	91	88	88
Sun	88	88	90	91	92	93	94	94	93	93	94	94	93	93	92	89	88