Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Oakland

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 88 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-24 West and SR-12 West.

Only 55% 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	94	113	118	109	107	107	119	109	112	107	101	96	96	94	92	90	89
Tue	94	120	131	117	112	112	110	122	118	110	104	97	97	92	94	88	90
Wed	95	121	123	110	109	118	108	110	109	109	102	101	93	92	92	89	89
Thu	94	122	131	111	110	111	115	110	110	107	103	100	95	96	92	88	90
Fri	91	104	116	104	104	108	108	125	111	110	110	108	107	105	101	89	89
Sat	90	91	92	92	92	95	96	94	101	96	98	105	93	99	94	90	88
Sun	88	89	93	93	94	94	98	102	99	95	108	96	97	97	96	92	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 138 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 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (108 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 75 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 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 88 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Oakland?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 138 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 · Lodi to Elk Grove · Lodi to Hayward · Lodi to Sunnyvale · Lodi to Roseville · Lodi to Concord · Lodi to Santa Clara · Lodi to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	113	118	109	107	107	119	109	112	107	101	96	96	94	92	90	89
Tue	94	120	131	117	112	112	110	122	118	110	104	97	97	92	94	88	90
Wed	95	121	123	110	109	118	108	110	109	109	102	101	93	92	92	89	89
Thu	94	122	131	111	110	111	115	110	110	107	103	100	95	96	92	88	90
Fri	91	104	116	104	104	108	108	125	111	110	110	108	107	105	101	89	89
Sat	90	91	92	92	92	95	96	94	101	96	98	105	93	99	94	90	88
Sun	88	89	93	93	94	94	98	102	99	95	108	96	97	97	96	92	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	113	118	109	107	107	119	109	112	107	101	96	96	94	92	90	89
Tue	94	120	131	117	112	112	110	122	118	110	104	97	97	92	94	88	90
Wed	95	121	123	110	109	118	108	110	109	109	102	101	93	92	92	89	89
Thu	94	122	131	111	110	111	115	110	110	107	103	100	95	96	92	88	90
Fri	91	104	116	104	104	108	108	125	111	110	110	108	107	105	101	89	89
Sat	90	91	92	92	92	95	96	94	101	96	98	105	93	99	94	90	88
Sun	88	89	93	93	94	94	98	102	99	95	108	96	97	97	96	92	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	113	118	109	107	107	119	109	112	107	101	96	96	94	92	90	89
Tue	94	120	131	117	112	112	110	122	118	110	104	97	97	92	94	88	90
Wed	95	121	123	110	109	118	108	110	109	109	102	101	93	92	92	89	89
Thu	94	122	131	111	110	111	115	110	110	107	103	100	95	96	92	88	90
Fri	91	104	116	104	104	108	108	125	111	110	110	108	107	105	101	89	89
Sat	90	91	92	92	92	95	96	94	101	96	98	105	93	99	94	90	88
Sun	88	89	93	93	94	94	98	102	99	95	108	96	97	97	96	92	88