Best Time to Drive from Lodi to San Mateo

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via I-580 East, usually 108 at this time.

Only 32% 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	106	111	136	135	118	108	108	106	106	112	119	126	122	117	106	98	97
Tue	109	117	145	137	130	111	107	105	106	115	125	121	119	114	109	99	97
Wed	110	117	143	137	136	112	107	105	107	116	127	122	118	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	120	145	137	135	108	105	105	109	121	126	129	124	117	112	106	101
Fri	109	104	133	131	110	109	105	109	122	136	136	128	120	111	103	101	99
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	101	102	103	104	104	105	105	103	101	99	98	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	102	120	128	110	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 149 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 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (128 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 149 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 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to San Mateo?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 149 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	106	111	136	135	118	108	108	106	106	112	119	126	122	117	106	98	97
Tue	109	117	145	137	130	111	107	105	106	115	125	121	119	114	109	99	97
Wed	110	117	143	137	136	112	107	105	107	116	127	122	118	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	120	145	137	135	108	105	105	109	121	126	129	124	117	112	106	101
Fri	109	104	133	131	110	109	105	109	122	136	136	128	120	111	103	101	99
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	101	102	103	104	104	105	105	103	101	99	98	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	102	120	128	110	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	111	136	135	118	108	108	106	106	112	119	126	122	117	106	98	97
Tue	109	117	145	137	130	111	107	105	106	115	125	121	119	114	109	99	97
Wed	110	117	143	137	136	112	107	105	107	116	127	122	118	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	120	145	137	135	108	105	105	109	121	126	129	124	117	112	106	101
Fri	109	104	133	131	110	109	105	109	122	136	136	128	120	111	103	101	99
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	101	102	103	104	104	105	105	103	101	99	98	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	102	120	128	110	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	111	136	135	118	108	108	106	106	112	119	126	122	117	106	98	97
Tue	109	117	145	137	130	111	107	105	106	115	125	121	119	114	109	99	97
Wed	110	117	143	137	136	112	107	105	107	116	127	122	118	117	112	104	98
Thu	111	120	145	137	135	108	105	105	109	121	126	129	124	117	112	106	101
Fri	109	104	133	131	110	109	105	109	122	136	136	128	120	111	103	101	99
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	101	102	103	104	104	105	105	103	101	99	98	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	100	102	120	128	110	98	97