Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Danville

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Danville 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	70	82	87	82	81	82	81	80	80	78	76	74	72	70	70	70	70
Tue	69	81	89	86	82	80	78	77	77	76	76	75	73	70	70	70	70
Wed	70	80	86	83	84	85	83	81	80	78	78	76	74	70	70	70	70
Thu	69	81	86	83	83	83	77	77	78	77	77	77	74	70	70	71	70
Fri	70	78	80	79	82	82	82	82	83	83	85	89	82	74	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	74	83	100	97	93	89	87	83	76	72	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	74	88	97	97	95	94	93	88	82	78	75	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Sacramento to Danville (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 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 Danville 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 Danville?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to Danville?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Danville?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (31 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (6 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	70	82	87	82	81	82	81	80	80	78	76	74	72	70	70	70	70
Tue	69	81	89	86	82	80	78	77	77	76	76	75	73	70	70	70	70
Wed	70	80	86	83	84	85	83	81	80	78	78	76	74	70	70	70	70
Thu	69	81	86	83	83	83	77	77	78	77	77	77	74	70	70	71	70
Fri	70	78	80	79	82	82	82	82	83	83	85	89	82	74	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	74	83	100	97	93	89	87	83	76	72	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	74	88	97	97	95	94	93	88	82	78	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	82	87	82	81	82	81	80	80	78	76	74	72	70	70	70	70
Tue	69	81	89	86	82	80	78	77	77	76	76	75	73	70	70	70	70
Wed	70	80	86	83	84	85	83	81	80	78	78	76	74	70	70	70	70
Thu	69	81	86	83	83	83	77	77	78	77	77	77	74	70	70	71	70
Fri	70	78	80	79	82	82	82	82	83	83	85	89	82	74	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	74	83	100	97	93	89	87	83	76	72	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	74	88	97	97	95	94	93	88	82	78	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	82	87	82	81	82	81	80	80	78	76	74	72	70	70	70	70
Tue	69	81	89	86	82	80	78	77	77	76	76	75	73	70	70	70	70
Wed	70	80	86	83	84	85	83	81	80	78	78	76	74	70	70	70	70
Thu	69	81	86	83	83	83	77	77	78	77	77	77	74	70	70	71	70
Fri	70	78	80	79	82	82	82	82	83	83	85	89	82	74	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	71	71	74	83	100	97	93	89	87	83	76	72	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	72	74	88	97	97	95	94	93	88	82	78	75	70