Best Time to Drive from Moraga to Sacramento

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 83 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Moraga to Sacramento 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	73	76	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	92	94	91	83	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	86	84	82	81	82	83	85	98	109	100	90	78	75	73
Wed	73	76	82	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	106	111	104	93	80	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	87	84	81	81	82	83	89	106	113	103	91	80	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	84	89	102	113	112	107	96	83	75	73
Sat	73	74	74	75	77	79	81	82	84	85	84	82	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Moraga to Sacramento (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moraga to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Moraga to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moraga to Sacramento?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 73 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moraga to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (1.3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sacramento to Moraga (return trip) · Moraga to San Jose · Moraga to San Francisco · Moraga to Oakland · Moraga to Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	92	94	91	83	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	86	84	82	81	82	83	85	98	109	100	90	78	75	73
Wed	73	76	82	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	106	111	104	93	80	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	87	84	81	81	82	83	89	106	113	103	91	80	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	84	89	102	113	112	107	96	83	75	73
Sat	73	74	74	75	77	79	81	82	84	85	84	82	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	92	94	91	83	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	86	84	82	81	82	83	85	98	109	100	90	78	75	73
Wed	73	76	82	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	106	111	104	93	80	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	87	84	81	81	82	83	89	106	113	103	91	80	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	84	89	102	113	112	107	96	83	75	73
Sat	73	74	74	75	77	79	81	82	84	85	84	82	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	92	94	91	83	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	86	84	82	81	82	83	85	98	109	100	90	78	75	73
Wed	73	76	82	86	83	81	81	81	82	86	106	111	104	93	80	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	87	84	81	81	82	83	89	106	113	103	91	80	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	84	89	102	113	112	107	96	83	75	73
Sat	73	74	74	75	77	79	81	82	84	85	84	82	81	78	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	73