Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cordova to Walnut Creek

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South and US-50 West, usually 75 at this time.

Only 76% 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 82-mile drive from Rancho Cordova to Walnut Creek (via I-80 West and I-680 South and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 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 Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cordova to Walnut Creek?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 73 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cordova to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (19 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (16 miles)

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