Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Richmond

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-12 West, usually 91 at this time.

Only 27% 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	92	113	114	105	104	104	116	106	110	106	100	95	94	92	90	88	87
Tue	92	118	121	109	109	111	109	116	113	109	104	98	97	90	91	86	88
Wed	93	120	118	105	106	114	105	107	107	107	103	101	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	92	123	123	106	103	109	113	109	106	106	104	101	97	94	90	86	88
Fri	89	103	111	102	101	102	101	117	107	108	108	105	102	101	97	87	87
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	91	92	91	97	93	94	101	89	96	90	88	87
Sun	86	87	89	88	88	88	92	97	94	90	103	91	92	92	92	90	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 132 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (103 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 72 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 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 86 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Richmond?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 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	92	113	114	105	104	104	116	106	110	106	100	95	94	92	90	88	87
Tue	92	118	121	109	109	111	109	116	113	109	104	98	97	90	91	86	88
Wed	93	120	118	105	106	114	105	107	107	107	103	101	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	92	123	123	106	103	109	113	109	106	106	104	101	97	94	90	86	88
Fri	89	103	111	102	101	102	101	117	107	108	108	105	102	101	97	87	87
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	91	92	91	97	93	94	101	89	96	90	88	87
Sun	86	87	89	88	88	88	92	97	94	90	103	91	92	92	92	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	113	114	105	104	104	116	106	110	106	100	95	94	92	90	88	87
Tue	92	118	121	109	109	111	109	116	113	109	104	98	97	90	91	86	88
Wed	93	120	118	105	106	114	105	107	107	107	103	101	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	92	123	123	106	103	109	113	109	106	106	104	101	97	94	90	86	88
Fri	89	103	111	102	101	102	101	117	107	108	108	105	102	101	97	87	87
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	91	92	91	97	93	94	101	89	96	90	88	87
Sun	86	87	89	88	88	88	92	97	94	90	103	91	92	92	92	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	113	114	105	104	104	116	106	110	106	100	95	94	92	90	88	87
Tue	92	118	121	109	109	111	109	116	113	109	104	98	97	90	91	86	88
Wed	93	120	118	105	106	114	105	107	107	107	103	101	94	91	90	87	87
Thu	92	123	123	106	103	109	113	109	106	106	104	101	97	94	90	86	88
Fri	89	103	111	102	101	102	101	117	107	108	108	105	102	101	97	87	87
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	91	92	91	97	93	94	101	89	96	90	88	87
Sun	86	87	89	88	88	88	92	97	94	90	103	91	92	92	92	90	86