Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Davis

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 16 minutes via I-80 West and US-50 West, usually 17 at this time.

Only 25% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Sacramento to Davis (via I-80 West and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 32 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (20 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) (9th Street) to central Davis (F Street) 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 Davis?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 32 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 15 to 32 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Davis?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 32 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (8 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (4 miles)

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