Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to American Canyon

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-80 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 67% 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 American Canyon 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	51	57	59	61	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	59	57	53	52	52	52
Tue	51	55	58	60	64	58	56	56	56	55	55	61	79	63	52	52	52
Wed	51	56	58	59	61	59	58	57	56	55	55	57	59	57	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	57	58	60	59	56	56	56	56	58	59	62	56	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	60	59	58	58	66	75	63	63	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	58	80	91	82	62	61	58	55	53	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	69	66	67	70	61	58	56	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Sacramento to American Canyon (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 17 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 American Canyon 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 American Canyon?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to American Canyon?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 51 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to American Canyon?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (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	51	57	59	61	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	59	57	53	52	52	52
Tue	51	55	58	60	64	58	56	56	56	55	55	61	79	63	52	52	52
Wed	51	56	58	59	61	59	58	57	56	55	55	57	59	57	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	57	58	60	59	56	56	56	56	58	59	62	56	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	60	59	58	58	66	75	63	63	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	58	80	91	82	62	61	58	55	53	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	69	66	67	70	61	58	56	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	59	61	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	59	57	53	52	52	52
Tue	51	55	58	60	64	58	56	56	56	55	55	61	79	63	52	52	52
Wed	51	56	58	59	61	59	58	57	56	55	55	57	59	57	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	57	58	60	59	56	56	56	56	58	59	62	56	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	60	59	58	58	66	75	63	63	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	58	80	91	82	62	61	58	55	53	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	69	66	67	70	61	58	56	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	57	59	61	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	59	57	53	52	52	52
Tue	51	55	58	60	64	58	56	56	56	55	55	61	79	63	52	52	52
Wed	51	56	58	59	61	59	58	57	56	55	55	57	59	57	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	57	58	60	59	56	56	56	56	58	59	62	56	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	60	59	58	58	66	75	63	63	52	52	51
Sat	51	52	52	52	54	58	80	91	82	62	61	58	55	53	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	52	51	53	54	60	66	69	66	67	70	61	58	56	54	51