Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Richmond

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-12 West, usually 88 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Richmond 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	93	113	115	106	108	97	94	106	103	105	95	94	93	90	92	89	88
Tue	93	119	123	112	110	111	108	122	116	110	107	99	98	91	91	86	88
Wed	94	121	116	105	105	116	106	106	106	108	103	103	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	95	124	125	106	110	108	111	115	114	112	104	105	95	89	88	87	88
Fri	89	103	114	107	105	105	93	128	99	111	99	94	93	95	94	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	89	89	92	94	91	108	94	102	96	91	105	92	87	88
Sun	86	87	90	89	89	89	90	119	99	90	104	94	92	96	90	92	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Lodi to Richmond (via SR-4 West and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (43 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 86 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Richmond?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (29 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Richmond to Lodi (return trip) · Lodi to San Jose · Lodi to San Francisco · Lodi to The Bronx · Lodi to Sacramento · Lodi to Oakland · Lodi to Elk Grove · Lodi to Hayward · Lodi to Sunnyvale · Lodi to Roseville · Lodi to Concord · Lodi to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	113	115	106	108	97	94	106	103	105	95	94	93	90	92	89	88
Tue	93	119	123	112	110	111	108	122	116	110	107	99	98	91	91	86	88
Wed	94	121	116	105	105	116	106	106	106	108	103	103	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	95	124	125	106	110	108	111	115	114	112	104	105	95	89	88	87	88
Fri	89	103	114	107	105	105	93	128	99	111	99	94	93	95	94	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	89	89	92	94	91	108	94	102	96	91	105	92	87	88
Sun	86	87	90	89	89	89	90	119	99	90	104	94	92	96	90	92	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	113	115	106	108	97	94	106	103	105	95	94	93	90	92	89	88
Tue	93	119	123	112	110	111	108	122	116	110	107	99	98	91	91	86	88
Wed	94	121	116	105	105	116	106	106	106	108	103	103	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	95	124	125	106	110	108	111	115	114	112	104	105	95	89	88	87	88
Fri	89	103	114	107	105	105	93	128	99	111	99	94	93	95	94	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	89	89	92	94	91	108	94	102	96	91	105	92	87	88
Sun	86	87	90	89	89	89	90	119	99	90	104	94	92	96	90	92	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	113	115	106	108	97	94	106	103	105	95	94	93	90	92	89	88
Tue	93	119	123	112	110	111	108	122	116	110	107	99	98	91	91	86	88
Wed	94	121	116	105	105	116	106	106	106	108	103	103	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	95	124	125	106	110	108	111	115	114	112	104	105	95	89	88	87	88
Fri	89	103	114	107	105	105	93	128	99	111	99	94	93	95	94	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	89	89	92	94	91	108	94	102	96	91	105	92	87	88
Sun	86	87	90	89	89	89	90	119	99	90	104	94	92	96	90	92	86