Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Sacramento
Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 76 at this time.
Only 3% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 76 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 76 |
| Tue | 76 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 75 |
| Wed | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Thu | 75 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 76 |
| Fri | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 76 |
| Sat | 75 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Sun | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 75 | 76 |
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 73 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (91 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 39 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 2:30 pm or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oakley to Sacramento?
The 66-mile drive usually takes 73 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oakley to Sacramento?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 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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