Best Time to Drive from Lodi to San Francisco

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 100 at this time.

Only 44% 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 San Francisco 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	115	158	168	151	126	113	109	109	107	108	106	106	102	100	99	98	98
Tue	115	169	180	161	131	116	107	105	106	107	106	118	109	100	99	98	98
Wed	114	169	181	161	136	116	108	105	104	107	109	120	108	100	100	98	98
Thu	114	179	182	161	128	115	110	108	107	113	119	130	113	101	99	98	98
Fri	106	127	150	137	109	107	107	108	108	111	111	118	111	103	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	100	103	117	121	121	119	118	118	118	114	106	103	99	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	100	105	109	118	117	117	115	114	108	104	102	99	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Lodi to San Francisco (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (40 to 94 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to downtown San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lodi to San Francisco?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 98 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to San Francisco?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (23 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

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More drives

San Francisco to Lodi (return trip) · Lodi to San Jose

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	158	168	151	126	113	109	109	107	108	106	106	102	100	99	98	98
Tue	115	169	180	161	131	116	107	105	106	107	106	118	109	100	99	98	98
Wed	114	169	181	161	136	116	108	105	104	107	109	120	108	100	100	98	98
Thu	114	179	182	161	128	115	110	108	107	113	119	130	113	101	99	98	98
Fri	106	127	150	137	109	107	107	108	108	111	111	118	111	103	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	100	103	117	121	121	119	118	118	118	114	106	103	99	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	100	105	109	118	117	117	115	114	108	104	102	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	158	168	151	126	113	109	109	107	108	106	106	102	100	99	98	98
Tue	115	169	180	161	131	116	107	105	106	107	106	118	109	100	99	98	98
Wed	114	169	181	161	136	116	108	105	104	107	109	120	108	100	100	98	98
Thu	114	179	182	161	128	115	110	108	107	113	119	130	113	101	99	98	98
Fri	106	127	150	137	109	107	107	108	108	111	111	118	111	103	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	100	103	117	121	121	119	118	118	118	114	106	103	99	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	100	105	109	118	117	117	115	114	108	104	102	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	158	168	151	126	113	109	109	107	108	106	106	102	100	99	98	98
Tue	115	169	180	161	131	116	107	105	106	107	106	118	109	100	99	98	98
Wed	114	169	181	161	136	116	108	105	104	107	109	120	108	100	100	98	98
Thu	114	179	182	161	128	115	110	108	107	113	119	130	113	101	99	98	98
Fri	106	127	150	137	109	107	107	108	108	111	111	118	111	103	101	98	98
Sat	98	98	99	100	103	117	121	121	119	118	118	118	114	106	103	99	97
Sun	97	97	98	99	100	105	109	118	117	117	115	114	108	104	102	99	98