Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Lodi

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 96 at this time.

Only 45% 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	87	92	93	100	100	102	93	101	98	99	103	107	107	102	92	90	90
Tue	88	91	93	99	100	103	109	110	106	107	109	119	119	109	95	90	89
Wed	88	89	93	97	99	97	99	99	99	105	111	116	118	108	96	90	89
Thu	89	91	93	98	100	104	99	92	106	104	117	118	119	109	96	91	89
Fri	88	90	91	95	96	108	94	102	97	102	113	120	118	106	94	90	89
Sat	88	88	89	88	89	91	93	94	94	95	101	91	94	91	92	91	91
Sun	87	88	89	88	88	89	89	96	90	91	91	91	90	90	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 87 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (101 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 82 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 87 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 87 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Lodi?

Leaving around 11:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 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	87	92	93	100	100	102	93	101	98	99	103	107	107	102	92	90	90
Tue	88	91	93	99	100	103	109	110	106	107	109	119	119	109	95	90	89
Wed	88	89	93	97	99	97	99	99	99	105	111	116	118	108	96	90	89
Thu	89	91	93	98	100	104	99	92	106	104	117	118	119	109	96	91	89
Fri	88	90	91	95	96	108	94	102	97	102	113	120	118	106	94	90	89
Sat	88	88	89	88	89	91	93	94	94	95	101	91	94	91	92	91	91
Sun	87	88	89	88	88	89	89	96	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	92	93	100	100	102	93	101	98	99	103	107	107	102	92	90	90
Tue	88	91	93	99	100	103	109	110	106	107	109	119	119	109	95	90	89
Wed	88	89	93	97	99	97	99	99	99	105	111	116	118	108	96	90	89
Thu	89	91	93	98	100	104	99	92	106	104	117	118	119	109	96	91	89
Fri	88	90	91	95	96	108	94	102	97	102	113	120	118	106	94	90	89
Sat	88	88	89	88	89	91	93	94	94	95	101	91	94	91	92	91	91
Sun	87	88	89	88	88	89	89	96	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	92	93	100	100	102	93	101	98	99	103	107	107	102	92	90	90
Tue	88	91	93	99	100	103	109	110	106	107	109	119	119	109	95	90	89
Wed	88	89	93	97	99	97	99	99	99	105	111	116	118	108	96	90	89
Thu	89	91	93	98	100	104	99	92	106	104	117	118	119	109	96	91	89
Fri	88	90	91	95	96	108	94	102	97	102	113	120	118	106	94	90	89
Sat	88	88	89	88	89	91	93	94	94	95	101	91	94	91	92	91	91
Sun	87	88	89	88	88	89	89	96	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	88