Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Lodi

Right now (6:05 pm PST): about 113 minutes via SR-4 East and SR-24 East, usually 102 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Oakland 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	86	91	92	95	96	100	101	104	100	101	107	109	107	102	90	88	89
Tue	87	90	94	98	98	102	107	107	105	105	113	122	123	110	92	90	88
Wed	87	90	92	97	98	96	100	98	99	105	117	123	124	110	94	89	88
Thu	87	89	91	97	96	105	100	102	105	104	117	123	123	110	94	89	88
Fri	87	89	91	93	95	100	112	106	109	115	127	132	130	112	94	89	91
Sat	86	87	91	90	92	92	92	95	94	94	102	95	95	92	91	91	89
Sun	86	86	87	88	90	92	94	95	93	96	93	100	94	93	93	93	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Oakland to Lodi (via SR-4 East and SR-24 East) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (44 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 86 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Lodi?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	91	92	95	96	100	101	104	100	101	107	109	107	102	90	88	89
Tue	87	90	94	98	98	102	107	107	105	105	113	122	123	110	92	90	88
Wed	87	90	92	97	98	96	100	98	99	105	117	123	124	110	94	89	88
Thu	87	89	91	97	96	105	100	102	105	104	117	123	123	110	94	89	88
Fri	87	89	91	93	95	100	112	106	109	115	127	132	130	112	94	89	91
Sat	86	87	91	90	92	92	92	95	94	94	102	95	95	92	91	91	89
Sun	86	86	87	88	90	92	94	95	93	96	93	100	94	93	93	93	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	91	92	95	96	100	101	104	100	101	107	109	107	102	90	88	89
Tue	87	90	94	98	98	102	107	107	105	105	113	122	123	110	92	90	88
Wed	87	90	92	97	98	96	100	98	99	105	117	123	124	110	94	89	88
Thu	87	89	91	97	96	105	100	102	105	104	117	123	123	110	94	89	88
Fri	87	89	91	93	95	100	112	106	109	115	127	132	130	112	94	89	91
Sat	86	87	91	90	92	92	92	95	94	94	102	95	95	92	91	91	89
Sun	86	86	87	88	90	92	94	95	93	96	93	100	94	93	93	93	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	91	92	95	96	100	101	104	100	101	107	109	107	102	90	88	89
Tue	87	90	94	98	98	102	107	107	105	105	113	122	123	110	92	90	88
Wed	87	90	92	97	98	96	100	98	99	105	117	123	124	110	94	89	88
Thu	87	89	91	97	96	105	100	102	105	104	117	123	123	110	94	89	88
Fri	87	89	91	93	95	100	112	106	109	115	127	132	130	112	94	89	91
Sat	86	87	91	90	92	92	92	95	94	94	102	95	95	92	91	91	89
Sun	86	86	87	88	90	92	94	95	93	96	93	100	94	93	93	93	88