Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Lodi

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Milpitas to Lodi 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	90	147	170	140	106	96	95	94	95	94	106	111	112	102	91	90	89
Tue	89	145	164	152	112	97	94	94	93	99	106	109	112	114	100	90	88
Wed	89	147	170	155	127	98	94	94	93	97	108	109	116	117	107	93	88
Thu	90	144	170	135	107	95	93	93	95	100	106	115	115	110	101	97	88
Fri	90	147	127	104	104	96	93	96	101	111	114	105	100	96	94	91	89
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	92	95	94	99	95	92	89	89
Sun	89	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	128	158	120	94	91	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Milpitas to Lodi (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (158 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (30 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milpitas to central Lodi 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 Milpitas to Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Milpitas to Lodi?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 88 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Lodi?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	147	170	140	106	96	95	94	95	94	106	111	112	102	91	90	89
Tue	89	145	164	152	112	97	94	94	93	99	106	109	112	114	100	90	88
Wed	89	147	170	155	127	98	94	94	93	97	108	109	116	117	107	93	88
Thu	90	144	170	135	107	95	93	93	95	100	106	115	115	110	101	97	88
Fri	90	147	127	104	104	96	93	96	101	111	114	105	100	96	94	91	89
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	92	95	94	99	95	92	89	89
Sun	89	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	128	158	120	94	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	147	170	140	106	96	95	94	95	94	106	111	112	102	91	90	89
Tue	89	145	164	152	112	97	94	94	93	99	106	109	112	114	100	90	88
Wed	89	147	170	155	127	98	94	94	93	97	108	109	116	117	107	93	88
Thu	90	144	170	135	107	95	93	93	95	100	106	115	115	110	101	97	88
Fri	90	147	127	104	104	96	93	96	101	111	114	105	100	96	94	91	89
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	92	95	94	99	95	92	89	89
Sun	89	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	128	158	120	94	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	147	170	140	106	96	95	94	95	94	106	111	112	102	91	90	89
Tue	89	145	164	152	112	97	94	94	93	99	106	109	112	114	100	90	88
Wed	89	147	170	155	127	98	94	94	93	97	108	109	116	117	107	93	88
Thu	90	144	170	135	107	95	93	93	95	100	106	115	115	110	101	97	88
Fri	90	147	127	104	104	96	93	96	101	111	114	105	100	96	94	91	89
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	92	95	94	99	95	92	89	89
Sun	89	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	128	158	120	94	91	89