Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Lodi

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 94 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 97 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Richmond to Lodi 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	88	91	93	96	97	100	102	105	101	101	104	106	106	102	91	89	90
Tue	88	91	93	98	99	102	107	107	104	103	108	117	116	109	94	91	88
Wed	88	90	93	98	98	98	99	100	99	104	109	116	119	109	96	90	88
Thu	89	91	93	97	99	105	102	105	104	103	114	121	122	109	97	90	89
Fri	88	90	92	95	95	99	109	105	106	109	123	129	122	111	94	90	92
Sat	88	89	89	88	89	91	91	94	93	93	98	92	92	91	91	91	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	90	93	91	97	92	91	90	90	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Richmond to Lodi (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (49 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond to central Lodi 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 Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 88 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Lodi?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	91	93	96	97	100	102	105	101	101	104	106	106	102	91	89	90
Tue	88	91	93	98	99	102	107	107	104	103	108	117	116	109	94	91	88
Wed	88	90	93	98	98	98	99	100	99	104	109	116	119	109	96	90	88
Thu	89	91	93	97	99	105	102	105	104	103	114	121	122	109	97	90	89
Fri	88	90	92	95	95	99	109	105	106	109	123	129	122	111	94	90	92
Sat	88	89	89	88	89	91	91	94	93	93	98	92	92	91	91	91	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	90	93	91	97	92	91	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	91	93	96	97	100	102	105	101	101	104	106	106	102	91	89	90
Tue	88	91	93	98	99	102	107	107	104	103	108	117	116	109	94	91	88
Wed	88	90	93	98	98	98	99	100	99	104	109	116	119	109	96	90	88
Thu	89	91	93	97	99	105	102	105	104	103	114	121	122	109	97	90	89
Fri	88	90	92	95	95	99	109	105	106	109	123	129	122	111	94	90	92
Sat	88	89	89	88	89	91	91	94	93	93	98	92	92	91	91	91	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	90	93	91	97	92	91	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	91	93	96	97	100	102	105	101	101	104	106	106	102	91	89	90
Tue	88	91	93	98	99	102	107	107	104	103	108	117	116	109	94	91	88
Wed	88	90	93	98	98	98	99	100	99	104	109	116	119	109	96	90	88
Thu	89	91	93	97	99	105	102	105	104	103	114	121	122	109	97	90	89
Fri	88	90	92	95	95	99	109	105	106	109	123	129	122	111	94	90	92
Sat	88	89	89	88	89	91	91	94	93	93	98	92	92	91	91	91	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	90	93	91	97	92	91	90	90	88