Best Time to Drive from Lodi to San Rafael

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 111 minutes via I-80 West and SR-37 West and SR-12 West.

Only 29% 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 Rafael 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	117	125	138	135	136	139	161	143	149	139	131	122	122	121	117	113	112
Tue	118	127	140	141	144	149	144	152	147	142	133	124	124	118	120	112	114
Wed	119	127	136	131	142	156	140	145	143	143	132	129	118	119	116	112	112
Thu	116	128	143	138	137	149	152	143	139	139	134	130	122	123	116	112	116
Fri	115	122	138	133	133	133	128	155	142	142	141	134	133	129	125	113	113
Sat	113	113	113	113	113	117	124	117	123	119	120	127	116	126	116	114	112
Sun	112	114	115	113	114	115	122	129	122	118	137	119	119	119	118	116	111

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Lodi to San Rafael (via I-80 West and SR-37 West and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 111 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 144 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (137 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 52 miles surface streets (77 to 124 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 Rafael 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 Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 111 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 111 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 144 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to San Rafael?

Leaving around 11 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (11 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (11 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	125	138	135	136	139	161	143	149	139	131	122	122	121	117	113	112
Tue	118	127	140	141	144	149	144	152	147	142	133	124	124	118	120	112	114
Wed	119	127	136	131	142	156	140	145	143	143	132	129	118	119	116	112	112
Thu	116	128	143	138	137	149	152	143	139	139	134	130	122	123	116	112	116
Fri	115	122	138	133	133	133	128	155	142	142	141	134	133	129	125	113	113
Sat	113	113	113	113	113	117	124	117	123	119	120	127	116	126	116	114	112
Sun	112	114	115	113	114	115	122	129	122	118	137	119	119	119	118	116	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	125	138	135	136	139	161	143	149	139	131	122	122	121	117	113	112
Tue	118	127	140	141	144	149	144	152	147	142	133	124	124	118	120	112	114
Wed	119	127	136	131	142	156	140	145	143	143	132	129	118	119	116	112	112
Thu	116	128	143	138	137	149	152	143	139	139	134	130	122	123	116	112	116
Fri	115	122	138	133	133	133	128	155	142	142	141	134	133	129	125	113	113
Sat	113	113	113	113	113	117	124	117	123	119	120	127	116	126	116	114	112
Sun	112	114	115	113	114	115	122	129	122	118	137	119	119	119	118	116	111

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	117	125	138	135	136	139	161	143	149	139	131	122	122	121	117	113	112
Tue	118	127	140	141	144	149	144	152	147	142	133	124	124	118	120	112	114
Wed	119	127	136	131	142	156	140	145	143	143	132	129	118	119	116	112	112
Thu	116	128	143	138	137	149	152	143	139	139	134	130	122	123	116	112	116
Fri	115	122	138	133	133	133	128	155	142	142	141	134	133	129	125	113	113
Sat	113	113	113	113	113	117	124	117	123	119	120	127	116	126	116	114	112
Sun	112	114	115	113	114	115	122	129	122	118	137	119	119	119	118	116	111