Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Moraga

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Moraga 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	73	85	91	87	92	84	84	82	82	83	84	85	82	75	74	74	74
Tue	73	83	95	92	91	83	81	80	80	81	85	94	106	85	74	73	73
Wed	73	82	92	90	85	84	82	81	80	82	86	90	91	81	74	73	73
Thu	72	83	92	90	85	83	80	80	80	82	89	92	91	79	74	74	73
Fri	73	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	89	100	108	92	86	74	74	73
Sat	73	73	74	74	77	82	104	116	106	86	86	83	79	76	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	84	90	94	91	92	95	87	85	82	78	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Sacramento to Moraga (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 27 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 Moraga 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 Moraga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Moraga?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (6 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (2 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	73	85	91	87	92	84	84	82	82	83	84	85	82	75	74	74	74
Tue	73	83	95	92	91	83	81	80	80	81	85	94	106	85	74	73	73
Wed	73	82	92	90	85	84	82	81	80	82	86	90	91	81	74	73	73
Thu	72	83	92	90	85	83	80	80	80	82	89	92	91	79	74	74	73
Fri	73	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	89	100	108	92	86	74	74	73
Sat	73	73	74	74	77	82	104	116	106	86	86	83	79	76	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	84	90	94	91	92	95	87	85	82	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	91	87	92	84	84	82	82	83	84	85	82	75	74	74	74
Tue	73	83	95	92	91	83	81	80	80	81	85	94	106	85	74	73	73
Wed	73	82	92	90	85	84	82	81	80	82	86	90	91	81	74	73	73
Thu	72	83	92	90	85	83	80	80	80	82	89	92	91	79	74	74	73
Fri	73	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	89	100	108	92	86	74	74	73
Sat	73	73	74	74	77	82	104	116	106	86	86	83	79	76	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	84	90	94	91	92	95	87	85	82	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	91	87	92	84	84	82	82	83	84	85	82	75	74	74	74
Tue	73	83	95	92	91	83	81	80	80	81	85	94	106	85	74	73	73
Wed	73	82	92	90	85	84	82	81	80	82	86	90	91	81	74	73	73
Thu	72	83	92	90	85	83	80	80	80	82	89	92	91	79	74	74	73
Fri	73	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	89	100	108	92	86	74	74	73
Sat	73	73	74	74	77	82	104	116	106	86	86	83	79	76	76	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	73	75	77	84	90	94	91	92	95	87	85	82	78	74