Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Sacramento

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Oakley 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	72	74	81	79	76	77	79	80	81	80	82	82	78	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	77	88	84	79	83	82	83	83	82	89	90	81	78	74	73	72
Wed	73	74	86	83	80	78	79	79	81	86	89	91	84	75	73	74	72
Thu	71	74	83	82	78	83	82	85	87	83	94	91	80	77	73	72	72
Fri	72	74	79	76	77	79	83	86	89	88	91	96	96	85	75	74	76
Sat	71	70	72	73	72	75	78	82	77	77	78	77	76	75	75	72	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	72	74	75	78	76	77	77	81	79	77	75	73	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Oakley to Sacramento (via I-5 North and SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (27 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley 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 Oakley to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 71 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to Sacramento?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	81	79	76	77	79	80	81	80	82	82	78	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	77	88	84	79	83	82	83	83	82	89	90	81	78	74	73	72
Wed	73	74	86	83	80	78	79	79	81	86	89	91	84	75	73	74	72
Thu	71	74	83	82	78	83	82	85	87	83	94	91	80	77	73	72	72
Fri	72	74	79	76	77	79	83	86	89	88	91	96	96	85	75	74	76
Sat	71	70	72	73	72	75	78	82	77	77	78	77	76	75	75	72	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	72	74	75	78	76	77	77	81	79	77	75	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	81	79	76	77	79	80	81	80	82	82	78	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	77	88	84	79	83	82	83	83	82	89	90	81	78	74	73	72
Wed	73	74	86	83	80	78	79	79	81	86	89	91	84	75	73	74	72
Thu	71	74	83	82	78	83	82	85	87	83	94	91	80	77	73	72	72
Fri	72	74	79	76	77	79	83	86	89	88	91	96	96	85	75	74	76
Sat	71	70	72	73	72	75	78	82	77	77	78	77	76	75	75	72	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	72	74	75	78	76	77	77	81	79	77	75	73	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	81	79	76	77	79	80	81	80	82	82	78	77	74	74	72
Tue	72	77	88	84	79	83	82	83	83	82	89	90	81	78	74	73	72
Wed	73	74	86	83	80	78	79	79	81	86	89	91	84	75	73	74	72
Thu	71	74	83	82	78	83	82	85	87	83	94	91	80	77	73	72	72
Fri	72	74	79	76	77	79	83	86	89	88	91	96	96	85	75	74	76
Sat	71	70	72	73	72	75	78	82	77	77	78	77	76	75	75	72	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	72	74	75	78	76	77	77	81	79	77	75	73	73