Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cordova to Brentwood

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-5 South and US-50 West, usually 94 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Rancho Cordova to Brentwood by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Rancho Cordova to Brentwood (via I-5 South and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (about 39 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cordova to central Brentwood 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 Rancho Cordova to Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 90 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cordova to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (14 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (11 miles)

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

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