Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Ripon to Sacramento
Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-5 North, usually 66 at this time.
Only 19% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Tue | 66 | 68 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Wed | 66 | 67 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Thu | 66 | 67 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Fri | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Sat | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Sun | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Ripon to Sacramento (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (about 1 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ripon to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Ripon to Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Ripon to Sacramento?
The 70-mile drive usually takes 65 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Ripon to Sacramento?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (12 miles)
Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow