Best Time to Drive from Novato to Davis

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 61 minutes via I-80 East and SR-37 East.

Only 65% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Novato to Davis (via I-80 East and SR-37 East) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (70 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato to central Davis 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 Novato to Davis?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Novato to Davis?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 61 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Davis?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (11 miles)

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