Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Citrus Heights

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 85 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pittsburg to Citrus Heights 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	80	87	102	99	93	92	92	92	92	93	95	94	91	85	82	82	81
Tue	80	87	104	103	92	90	90	89	89	92	97	100	92	85	82	82	81
Wed	80	87	105	104	94	90	90	89	90	93	99	101	94	87	83	81	80
Thu	80	88	106	104	92	89	90	89	91	95	100	103	93	87	83	82	81
Fri	80	85	97	98	88	88	89	92	96	102	105	104	99	92	87	83	81
Sat	81	81	81	83	85	87	89	90	92	94	92	88	87	85	85	83	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	87	85	84	83	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Pittsburg to Citrus Heights (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to central Citrus Heights 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 Pittsburg to Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pittsburg to Citrus Heights?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 80 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (40 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	87	102	99	93	92	92	92	92	93	95	94	91	85	82	82	81
Tue	80	87	104	103	92	90	90	89	89	92	97	100	92	85	82	82	81
Wed	80	87	105	104	94	90	90	89	90	93	99	101	94	87	83	81	80
Thu	80	88	106	104	92	89	90	89	91	95	100	103	93	87	83	82	81
Fri	80	85	97	98	88	88	89	92	96	102	105	104	99	92	87	83	81
Sat	81	81	81	83	85	87	89	90	92	94	92	88	87	85	85	83	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	87	85	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	87	102	99	93	92	92	92	92	93	95	94	91	85	82	82	81
Tue	80	87	104	103	92	90	90	89	89	92	97	100	92	85	82	82	81
Wed	80	87	105	104	94	90	90	89	90	93	99	101	94	87	83	81	80
Thu	80	88	106	104	92	89	90	89	91	95	100	103	93	87	83	82	81
Fri	80	85	97	98	88	88	89	92	96	102	105	104	99	92	87	83	81
Sat	81	81	81	83	85	87	89	90	92	94	92	88	87	85	85	83	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	87	85	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	87	102	99	93	92	92	92	92	93	95	94	91	85	82	82	81
Tue	80	87	104	103	92	90	90	89	89	92	97	100	92	85	82	82	81
Wed	80	87	105	104	94	90	90	89	90	93	99	101	94	87	83	81	80
Thu	80	88	106	104	92	89	90	89	91	95	100	103	93	87	83	82	81
Fri	80	85	97	98	88	88	89	92	96	102	105	104	99	92	87	83	81
Sat	81	81	81	83	85	87	89	90	92	94	92	88	87	85	85	83	80
Sun	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	85	84	87	85	84	83	80