Best Time to Drive from Napa to Citrus Heights

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-80 East, usually 71 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Napa to Citrus Heights 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	69	72	79	82	81	80	80	81	81	82	82	81	77	73	70	70	69
Tue	69	73	82	81	81	78	78	78	79	80	88	86	79	73	70	70	69
Wed	68	73	82	82	81	78	78	79	79	81	85	88	81	75	71	70	69
Thu	69	73	80	83	80	78	79	79	81	83	87	87	80	74	71	70	69
Fri	69	72	75	80	76	78	78	80	83	90	93	91	85	79	74	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	72	74	76	78	81	81	81	77	77	75	72	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	75	75	75	77	73	73	73	71	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Napa to Citrus Heights (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Napa to central Citrus Heights 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 Napa to Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Napa to Citrus Heights?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 68 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Napa to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (39 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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

More drives

Citrus Heights to Napa (return trip) · Napa to San Jose · Napa to San Francisco · Napa to Sacramento · Napa to Oakland · Napa to Stockton · Napa to Fremont · Napa to Santa Rosa · Napa to Elk Grove · Napa to Hayward · Napa to Sunnyvale · Napa to Roseville

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	79	82	81	80	80	81	81	82	82	81	77	73	70	70	69
Tue	69	73	82	81	81	78	78	78	79	80	88	86	79	73	70	70	69
Wed	68	73	82	82	81	78	78	79	79	81	85	88	81	75	71	70	69
Thu	69	73	80	83	80	78	79	79	81	83	87	87	80	74	71	70	69
Fri	69	72	75	80	76	78	78	80	83	90	93	91	85	79	74	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	72	74	76	78	81	81	81	77	77	75	72	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	75	75	75	77	73	73	73	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	79	82	81	80	80	81	81	82	82	81	77	73	70	70	69
Tue	69	73	82	81	81	78	78	78	79	80	88	86	79	73	70	70	69
Wed	68	73	82	82	81	78	78	79	79	81	85	88	81	75	71	70	69
Thu	69	73	80	83	80	78	79	79	81	83	87	87	80	74	71	70	69
Fri	69	72	75	80	76	78	78	80	83	90	93	91	85	79	74	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	72	74	76	78	81	81	81	77	77	75	72	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	75	75	75	77	73	73	73	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	79	82	81	80	80	81	81	82	82	81	77	73	70	70	69
Tue	69	73	82	81	81	78	78	78	79	80	88	86	79	73	70	70	69
Wed	68	73	82	82	81	78	78	79	79	81	85	88	81	75	71	70	69
Thu	69	73	80	83	80	78	79	79	81	83	87	87	80	74	71	70	69
Fri	69	72	75	80	76	78	78	80	83	90	93	91	85	79	74	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	72	74	76	78	81	81	81	77	77	75	72	71	68
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	71	74	75	75	75	77	73	73	73	71	71	69