Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Lathrop

Right now (12:48 am PDT): about 54 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 19% 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 Lathrop 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	53	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	56	55	53	54	54
Tue	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	57	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	61	60	56	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	58	62	60	56	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	61	63	62	56	53	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	54	53	53	53	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Sacramento to Lathrop (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) to central Lathrop 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 Lathrop?

On weekdays, leave before 3:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Lathrop?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	56	55	53	54	54
Tue	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	57	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	61	60	56	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	58	62	60	56	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	61	63	62	56	53	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	54	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	56	55	53	54	54
Tue	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	57	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	61	60	56	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	58	62	60	56	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	61	63	62	56	53	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	54	53	53	53	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	54	55	57	60	56	55	53	54	54
Tue	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	58	57	57	53	53	54
Wed	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	61	60	56	53	53	53
Thu	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	58	62	60	56	53	53	53
Fri	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	61	63	62	56	53	53	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53
Sun	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	54	53	53	53	53