Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Lodi

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Lodi 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	32	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	34	35	34
Tue	33	34	37	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	35	35	35	33	34	34	33
Wed	33	35	37	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	37	35	34	34	34	33
Thu	33	35	36	37	38	39	38	38	38	38	36	35	34	34	34	33	33
Fri	33	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	36	35	34	34	39	33
Sat	33	33	35	36	35	35	37	36	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Sacramento to Lodi (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Lodi 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 Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Lodi?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (12 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (1.5 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	32	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	34	35	34
Tue	33	34	37	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	35	35	35	33	34	34	33
Wed	33	35	37	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	37	35	34	34	34	33
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Fri	33	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	36	35	34	34	39	33
Sat	33	33	35	36	35	35	37	36	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	34	35	34
Tue	33	34	37	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	35	35	35	33	34	34	33
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Fri	33	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	36	35	34	34	39	33
Sat	33	33	35	36	35	35	37	36	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	36	37	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	34	35	34
Tue	33	34	37	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	35	35	35	33	34	34	33
Wed	33	35	37	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	37	35	34	34	34	33
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Fri	33	35	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	36	35	34	34	39	33
Sat	33	33	35	36	35	35	37	36	35	35	34	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	34	33	33	34	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33