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Best Time to Drive from Oakdale to Sacramento

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-5 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 16% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakdale to Sacramento by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon9496949494949494959597959394939393
Tue949910295959595959596991009493939393
Wed9498100959595959595961021009493939393
Thu949898959595959595971051029393939393
Fri94959494949494959697100979594939393
Sat9393939393949495949494939393939392
Sun9292939393939393939393939293939392

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Oakdale to Sacramento (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 55 miles surface streets (46 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakdale 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 Oakdale to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 93 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakdale to Sacramento?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles)

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Sacramento to Oakdale (return trip) · Oakdale to San Jose

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