Best Time to Drive from Orinda to Sacramento

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 72 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Orinda 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	69	72	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	83	90	89	85	78	72	71	70
Tue	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	79	79	82	99	107	98	86	73	71	70
Wed	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	78	79	82	101	106	99	88	75	71	69
Thu	69	72	77	79	78	77	78	79	80	88	104	111	97	86	76	71	70
Fri	69	72	73	74	75	77	78	81	87	99	113	110	107	90	79	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	76	78	79	82	83	82	81	79	75	74	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	76	75	74	74	72	73	72	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Orinda to Sacramento (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Orinda 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 Orinda to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Orinda to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sacramento to Orinda (return trip) · Orinda to San Francisco · Orinda to San Jose

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	83	90	89	85	78	72	71	70
Tue	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	79	79	82	99	107	98	86	73	71	70
Wed	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	78	79	82	101	106	99	88	75	71	69
Thu	69	72	77	79	78	77	78	79	80	88	104	111	97	86	76	71	70
Fri	69	72	73	74	75	77	78	81	87	99	113	110	107	90	79	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	76	78	79	82	83	82	81	79	75	74	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	76	75	74	74	72	73	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	83	90	89	85	78	72	71	70
Tue	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	79	79	82	99	107	98	86	73	71	70
Wed	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	78	79	82	101	106	99	88	75	71	69
Thu	69	72	77	79	78	77	78	79	80	88	104	111	97	86	76	71	70
Fri	69	72	73	74	75	77	78	81	87	99	113	110	107	90	79	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	76	78	79	82	83	82	81	79	75	74	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	76	75	74	74	72	73	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	83	90	89	85	78	72	71	70
Tue	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	79	79	82	99	107	98	86	73	71	70
Wed	69	72	78	79	78	77	78	78	79	82	101	106	99	88	75	71	69
Thu	69	72	77	79	78	77	78	79	80	88	104	111	97	86	76	71	70
Fri	69	72	73	74	75	77	78	81	87	99	113	110	107	90	79	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	76	78	79	82	83	82	81	79	75	74	72	69
Sun	69	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	76	75	74	74	72	73	72	69