Best Time to Drive from Lodi to San Francisco

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 99 at this time.

Only 48% 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 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 167 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (136 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 72 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 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 167 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 167 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to San Francisco?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 167 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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