Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Dublin

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-5 South and I-580 East, usually 98 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Dublin 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	89	90	91	92	94	96	97	97	96	98	123	133	128	128	98	91	89
Tue	90	91	91	91	94	96	97	97	96	100	117	114	112	121	104	91	88
Wed	88	91	91	91	92	96	95	95	95	101	113	112	124	127	106	92	89
Thu	89	90	91	90	93	95	94	95	96	104	103	133	113	125	114	124	101
Fri	89	90	90	90	92	93	94	95	98	119	126	123	117	113	98	98	96
Sat	86	87	87	86	89	87	88	89	91	93	92	90	89	90	92	91	88
Sun	89	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	91	90	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Sacramento to Dublin (via I-5 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) to central Dublin 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 Dublin?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 96-mile drive usually takes 88 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Dublin?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (13 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	89	90	91	92	94	96	97	97	96	98	123	133	128	128	98	91	89
Tue	90	91	91	91	94	96	97	97	96	100	117	114	112	121	104	91	88
Wed	88	91	91	91	92	96	95	95	95	101	113	112	124	127	106	92	89
Thu	89	90	91	90	93	95	94	95	96	104	103	133	113	125	114	124	101
Fri	89	90	90	90	92	93	94	95	98	119	126	123	117	113	98	98	96
Sat	86	87	87	86	89	87	88	89	91	93	92	90	89	90	92	91	88
Sun	89	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	91	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	90	91	92	94	96	97	97	96	98	123	133	128	128	98	91	89
Tue	90	91	91	91	94	96	97	97	96	100	117	114	112	121	104	91	88
Wed	88	91	91	91	92	96	95	95	95	101	113	112	124	127	106	92	89
Thu	89	90	91	90	93	95	94	95	96	104	103	133	113	125	114	124	101
Fri	89	90	90	90	92	93	94	95	98	119	126	123	117	113	98	98	96
Sat	86	87	87	86	89	87	88	89	91	93	92	90	89	90	92	91	88
Sun	89	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	91	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	90	91	92	94	96	97	97	96	98	123	133	128	128	98	91	89
Tue	90	91	91	91	94	96	97	97	96	100	117	114	112	121	104	91	88
Wed	88	91	91	91	92	96	95	95	95	101	113	112	124	127	106	92	89
Thu	89	90	91	90	93	95	94	95	96	104	103	133	113	125	114	124	101
Fri	89	90	90	90	92	93	94	95	98	119	126	123	117	113	98	98	96
Sat	86	87	87	86	89	87	88	89	91	93	92	90	89	90	92	91	88
Sun	89	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	91	90	88