Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Folsom

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Pittsburg to Folsom 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	88	98	112	109	101	100	100	100	100	101	103	103	99	93	91	91	90
Tue	89	100	115	113	101	98	98	98	98	101	107	110	101	94	91	90	89
Wed	89	99	116	114	104	99	98	98	99	102	108	111	103	95	92	90	89
Thu	89	101	116	114	101	98	99	98	100	104	111	113	102	95	92	90	90
Fri	89	94	107	107	97	97	98	101	104	110	115	113	107	101	96	92	90
Sat	89	90	90	92	93	95	98	99	101	102	101	97	96	94	94	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	94	95	95	95	94	93	94	93	93	92	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Pittsburg to Folsom (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to central Folsom 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 Folsom?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pittsburg to Folsom?

The 95-mile drive usually takes 88 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Folsom?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (35 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	88	98	112	109	101	100	100	100	100	101	103	103	99	93	91	91	90
Tue	89	100	115	113	101	98	98	98	98	101	107	110	101	94	91	90	89
Wed	89	99	116	114	104	99	98	98	99	102	108	111	103	95	92	90	89
Thu	89	101	116	114	101	98	99	98	100	104	111	113	102	95	92	90	90
Fri	89	94	107	107	97	97	98	101	104	110	115	113	107	101	96	92	90
Sat	89	90	90	92	93	95	98	99	101	102	101	97	96	94	94	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	94	95	95	95	94	93	94	93	93	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	98	112	109	101	100	100	100	100	101	103	103	99	93	91	91	90
Tue	89	100	115	113	101	98	98	98	98	101	107	110	101	94	91	90	89
Wed	89	99	116	114	104	99	98	98	99	102	108	111	103	95	92	90	89
Thu	89	101	116	114	101	98	99	98	100	104	111	113	102	95	92	90	90
Fri	89	94	107	107	97	97	98	101	104	110	115	113	107	101	96	92	90
Sat	89	90	90	92	93	95	98	99	101	102	101	97	96	94	94	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	94	95	95	95	94	93	94	93	93	92	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	98	112	109	101	100	100	100	100	101	103	103	99	93	91	91	90
Tue	89	100	115	113	101	98	98	98	98	101	107	110	101	94	91	90	89
Wed	89	99	116	114	104	99	98	98	99	102	108	111	103	95	92	90	89
Thu	89	101	116	114	101	98	99	98	100	104	111	113	102	95	92	90	90
Fri	89	94	107	107	97	97	98	101	104	110	115	113	107	101	96	92	90
Sat	89	90	90	92	93	95	98	99	101	102	101	97	96	94	94	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	91	92	94	95	95	95	94	93	94	93	93	92	89