Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cordova to Napa

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-80 West and US-50 West, usually 76 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Napa 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	67	82	90	84	81	77	77	77	76	74	73	73	73	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	82	89	85	80	77	75	74	74	74	73	74	77	73	67	67	67
Wed	66	82	89	85	80	78	77	75	74	73	74	75	78	73	68	67	67
Thu	66	81	90	86	81	78	75	75	75	74	74	76	80	72	68	67	67
Fri	66	75	81	76	77	77	77	76	77	78	83	92	87	79	68	67	67
Sat	67	67	68	68	71	77	84	83	81	77	76	74	72	69	69	68	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	71	78	81	83	82	82	81	78	75	72	70	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Rancho Cordova to Napa (via I-80 West and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cordova to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 66 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cordova to Napa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (16 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	82	90	84	81	77	77	77	76	74	73	73	73	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	82	89	85	80	77	75	74	74	74	73	74	77	73	67	67	67
Wed	66	82	89	85	80	78	77	75	74	73	74	75	78	73	68	67	67
Thu	66	81	90	86	81	78	75	75	75	74	74	76	80	72	68	67	67
Fri	66	75	81	76	77	77	77	76	77	78	83	92	87	79	68	67	67
Sat	67	67	68	68	71	77	84	83	81	77	76	74	72	69	69	68	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	71	78	81	83	82	82	81	78	75	72	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	82	90	84	81	77	77	77	76	74	73	73	73	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	82	89	85	80	77	75	74	74	74	73	74	77	73	67	67	67
Wed	66	82	89	85	80	78	77	75	74	73	74	75	78	73	68	67	67
Thu	66	81	90	86	81	78	75	75	75	74	74	76	80	72	68	67	67
Fri	66	75	81	76	77	77	77	76	77	78	83	92	87	79	68	67	67
Sat	67	67	68	68	71	77	84	83	81	77	76	74	72	69	69	68	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	71	78	81	83	82	82	81	78	75	72	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	82	90	84	81	77	77	77	76	74	73	73	73	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	82	89	85	80	77	75	74	74	74	73	74	77	73	67	67	67
Wed	66	82	89	85	80	78	77	75	74	73	74	75	78	73	68	67	67
Thu	66	81	90	86	81	78	75	75	75	74	74	76	80	72	68	67	67
Fri	66	75	81	76	77	77	77	76	77	78	83	92	87	79	68	67	67
Sat	67	67	68	68	71	77	84	83	81	77	76	74	72	69	69	68	67
Sun	67	67	67	67	69	71	78	81	83	82	82	81	78	75	72	70	67