Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Galt
Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 35 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 26 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Wed | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Fri | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Sacramento to Galt (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (27 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 7 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 Galt 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 Galt?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to Galt?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Galt?
Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-99 South in Bay Area (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (1.5 miles)
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