Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Santa Clara

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South and I-880 South, usually 98 at this time.

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 Santa Clara 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	104	152	150	122	107	107	106	106	111	121	131	126	121	110	99	98
Tue	108	105	157	155	141	112	106	104	105	116	127	127	123	118	113	100	98
Wed	109	106	157	154	148	114	106	104	106	114	129	130	123	129	120	108	102
Thu	109	107	158	155	147	105	104	104	106	113	128	131	130	126	120	111	108
Fri	110	103	145	141	113	111	103	105	117	136	143	134	124	112	105	103	100
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	101	101	103	105	105	102	103	100	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	102	131	143	116	99	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Lodi to Santa Clara (via I-580 East and I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (143 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 52 miles surface streets (30 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lodi to Santa Clara?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 98 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 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	104	152	150	122	107	107	106	106	111	121	131	126	121	110	99	98
Tue	108	105	157	155	141	112	106	104	105	116	127	127	123	118	113	100	98
Wed	109	106	157	154	148	114	106	104	106	114	129	130	123	129	120	108	102
Thu	109	107	158	155	147	105	104	104	106	113	128	131	130	126	120	111	108
Fri	110	103	145	141	113	111	103	105	117	136	143	134	124	112	105	103	100
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	101	101	103	105	105	102	103	100	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	102	131	143	116	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	104	152	150	122	107	107	106	106	111	121	131	126	121	110	99	98
Tue	108	105	157	155	141	112	106	104	105	116	127	127	123	118	113	100	98
Wed	109	106	157	154	148	114	106	104	106	114	129	130	123	129	120	108	102
Thu	109	107	158	155	147	105	104	104	106	113	128	131	130	126	120	111	108
Fri	110	103	145	141	113	111	103	105	117	136	143	134	124	112	105	103	100
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	101	101	103	105	105	102	103	100	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	102	131	143	116	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	106	104	152	150	122	107	107	106	106	111	121	131	126	121	110	99	98
Tue	108	105	157	155	141	112	106	104	105	116	127	127	123	118	113	100	98
Wed	109	106	157	154	148	114	106	104	106	114	129	130	123	129	120	108	102
Thu	109	107	158	155	147	105	104	104	106	113	128	131	130	126	120	111	108
Fri	110	103	145	141	113	111	103	105	117	136	143	134	124	112	105	103	100
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	101	101	103	105	105	102	103	100	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	102	131	143	116	99	98