Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Davis

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-80 East, usually 56 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Richmond to Davis 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	54	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	65	67	61	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	58	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	63	69	73	67	58	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	59	60	61	60	61	60	61	63	71	77	68	58	55	54
Thu	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	71	76	68	60	55	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	65	68	74	78	76	67	60	56	54
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	62	62	60	60	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Richmond to Davis (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond to central Davis 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 Richmond to Davis?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Richmond to Davis?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Davis?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (44 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	65	67	61	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	58	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	63	69	73	67	58	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	59	60	61	60	61	60	61	63	71	77	68	58	55	54
Thu	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	71	76	68	60	55	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	65	68	74	78	76	67	60	56	54
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	62	62	60	60	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	65	67	61	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	58	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	63	69	73	67	58	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	59	60	61	60	61	60	61	63	71	77	68	58	55	54
Thu	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	71	76	68	60	55	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	65	68	74	78	76	67	60	56	54
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	62	62	60	60	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	57	59	60	62	62	63	62	62	63	65	67	61	56	55	55
Tue	55	56	58	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	63	69	73	67	58	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	59	60	61	60	61	60	61	63	71	77	68	58	55	54
Thu	55	56	57	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	64	71	76	68	60	55	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	65	68	74	78	76	67	60	56	54
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	60	63	62	62	60	60	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	54