Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Sacramento

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Sacramento 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	38	48	50	52	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	42	41	40	41	41	40
Tue	38	45	51	57	46	43	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	40	40	38
Wed	37	47	51	57	47	47	43	44	44	45	44	42	40	41	40	40	38
Thu	38	46	53	53	45	44	43	44	44	44	46	42	41	38	40	40	39
Fri	38	43	45	48	44	43	43	43	43	45	50	47	46	44	45	39	38
Sat	39	40	41	40	41	44	45	47	50	52	45	42	42	40	39	39	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Lodi to Sacramento (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 37 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Sacramento?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 North in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (13 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	50	52	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	42	41	40	41	41	40
Tue	38	45	51	57	46	43	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	40	40	38
Wed	37	47	51	57	47	47	43	44	44	45	44	42	40	41	40	40	38
Thu	38	46	53	53	45	44	43	44	44	44	46	42	41	38	40	40	39
Fri	38	43	45	48	44	43	43	43	43	45	50	47	46	44	45	39	38
Sat	39	40	41	40	41	44	45	47	50	52	45	42	42	40	39	39	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	50	52	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	42	41	40	41	41	40
Tue	38	45	51	57	46	43	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	40	40	38
Wed	37	47	51	57	47	47	43	44	44	45	44	42	40	41	40	40	38
Thu	38	46	53	53	45	44	43	44	44	44	46	42	41	38	40	40	39
Fri	38	43	45	48	44	43	43	43	43	45	50	47	46	44	45	39	38
Sat	39	40	41	40	41	44	45	47	50	52	45	42	42	40	39	39	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	48	50	52	45	44	43	44	44	44	45	42	41	40	41	41	40
Tue	38	45	51	57	46	43	42	42	43	44	43	42	40	39	40	40	38
Wed	37	47	51	57	47	47	43	44	44	45	44	42	40	41	40	40	38
Thu	38	46	53	53	45	44	43	44	44	44	46	42	41	38	40	40	39
Fri	38	43	45	48	44	43	43	43	43	45	50	47	46	44	45	39	38
Sat	39	40	41	40	41	44	45	47	50	52	45	42	42	40	39	39	39
Sun	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	41	38