Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Palo Alto

Right now (5:20 pm PST): about 128 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 128 at this time.

Only 33% 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 97-mile drive from Lodi to Palo Alto (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 105 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (141 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (32 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to central Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 105 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lodi to Palo Alto?

The 97-mile drive usually takes 105 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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