Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Agua Caliente

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-80 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Sacramento to Agua Caliente 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	73	98	112	105	94	89	89	88	86	84	82	79	79	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	96	111	107	94	89	86	85	84	84	81	82	84	80	74	73	73
Wed	72	97	111	105	92	89	88	84	84	83	81	81	83	82	74	73	73
Thu	73	96	111	108	94	89	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	78	74	73	73
Fri	73	86	99	87	88	88	90	86	88	88	89	92	96	89	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	94	93	90	87	84	81	78	75	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	86	90	92	92	91	88	86	82	79	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Sacramento to Agua Caliente (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (30 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) to central Agua Caliente 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 Sacramento to Agua Caliente?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to Agua Caliente?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 72 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Agua Caliente?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (6 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	98	112	105	94	89	89	88	86	84	82	79	79	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	96	111	107	94	89	86	85	84	84	81	82	84	80	74	73	73
Wed	72	97	111	105	92	89	88	84	84	83	81	81	83	82	74	73	73
Thu	73	96	111	108	94	89	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	78	74	73	73
Fri	73	86	99	87	88	88	90	86	88	88	89	92	96	89	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	94	93	90	87	84	81	78	75	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	86	90	92	92	91	88	86	82	79	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	98	112	105	94	89	89	88	86	84	82	79	79	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	96	111	107	94	89	86	85	84	84	81	82	84	80	74	73	73
Wed	72	97	111	105	92	89	88	84	84	83	81	81	83	82	74	73	73
Thu	73	96	111	108	94	89	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	78	74	73	73
Fri	73	86	99	87	88	88	90	86	88	88	89	92	96	89	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	94	93	90	87	84	81	78	75	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	86	90	92	92	91	88	86	82	79	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	98	112	105	94	89	89	88	86	84	82	79	79	75	73	73	73
Tue	72	96	111	107	94	89	86	85	84	84	81	82	84	80	74	73	73
Wed	72	97	111	105	92	89	88	84	84	83	81	81	83	82	74	73	73
Thu	73	96	111	108	94	89	85	84	84	84	83	83	84	78	74	73	73
Fri	73	86	99	87	88	88	90	86	88	88	89	92	96	89	74	73	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	78	83	94	93	90	87	84	81	78	75	75	74	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	80	86	90	92	92	91	88	86	82	79	76	73