Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Rancho Cordova

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 136 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 41% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Pittsburg to Rancho Cordova (via I-5 North and SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (34 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg to central Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pittsburg to Rancho Cordova?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 92 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Rancho Cordova?

Leaving around 12 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (9 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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