Best Time to Drive from Lodi to San Mateo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 108 minutes via I-580 East, usually 106 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 San Mateo 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	107	111	137	135	125	108	108	106	106	111	116	122	120	114	104	98	98
Tue	109	117	143	137	127	112	107	105	105	115	125	121	117	112	108	99	97
Wed	109	117	143	137	135	112	107	105	106	115	128	124	120	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	119	144	137	134	108	105	105	109	118	123	125	122	117	111	105	101
Fri	108	104	133	122	110	109	105	109	119	131	133	124	112	106	101	99	97
Sat	97	97	98	98	99	100	102	103	104	104	105	106	106	105	101	99	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	101	111	121	104	98	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Lodi to San Mateo (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (20 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to central San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 96-mile drive usually takes 97 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to San Mateo?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	111	137	135	125	108	108	106	106	111	116	122	120	114	104	98	98
Tue	109	117	143	137	127	112	107	105	105	115	125	121	117	112	108	99	97
Wed	109	117	143	137	135	112	107	105	106	115	128	124	120	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	119	144	137	134	108	105	105	109	118	123	125	122	117	111	105	101
Fri	108	104	133	122	110	109	105	109	119	131	133	124	112	106	101	99	97
Sat	97	97	98	98	99	100	102	103	104	104	105	106	106	105	101	99	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	101	111	121	104	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	111	137	135	125	108	108	106	106	111	116	122	120	114	104	98	98
Tue	109	117	143	137	127	112	107	105	105	115	125	121	117	112	108	99	97
Wed	109	117	143	137	135	112	107	105	106	115	128	124	120	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	119	144	137	134	108	105	105	109	118	123	125	122	117	111	105	101
Fri	108	104	133	122	110	109	105	109	119	131	133	124	112	106	101	99	97
Sat	97	97	98	98	99	100	102	103	104	104	105	106	106	105	101	99	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	101	111	121	104	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	107	111	137	135	125	108	108	106	106	111	116	122	120	114	104	98	98
Tue	109	117	143	137	127	112	107	105	105	115	125	121	117	112	108	99	97
Wed	109	117	143	137	135	112	107	105	106	115	128	124	120	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	119	144	137	134	108	105	105	109	118	123	125	122	117	111	105	101
Fri	108	104	133	122	110	109	105	109	119	131	133	124	112	106	101	99	97
Sat	97	97	98	98	99	100	102	103	104	104	105	106	106	105	101	99	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	101	111	121	104	98	97