Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Walnut Creek
Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 77 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-12 West, usually 80 at this time.
Only 47% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 78 | 96 | 103 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 107 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Tue | 78 | 102 | 111 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 108 | 104 | 96 | 90 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 76 |
| Wed | 80 | 104 | 105 | 93 | 93 | 104 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Thu | 78 | 104 | 110 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 100 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 76 |
| Fri | 75 | 89 | 101 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 94 | 111 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 75 | 75 |
| Sat | 75 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 88 | 76 | 83 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Sun | 74 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 91 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 74 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Lodi to Walnut Creek (via SR-4 West and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).
About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (43 to 77 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi to central Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lodi to Walnut Creek?
The 61-mile drive usually takes 74 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lodi to Walnut Creek?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-4 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles)
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