Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Napa

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-80 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Napa 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	56	69	78	71	67	66	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Tue	55	68	78	73	67	66	64	63	62	62	60	58	57	57	56	56	56
Wed	55	67	78	70	69	70	69	66	65	63	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Thu	55	68	77	70	69	69	63	63	63	62	60	59	58	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	64	70	65	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	70	66	59	56	57	56
Sat	56	56	57	57	60	67	83	81	75	71	69	66	59	57	56	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	73	80	81	77	75	75	70	65	61	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Sacramento to Napa (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 23 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 Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 55 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Napa?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (6 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (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	56	69	78	71	67	66	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Tue	55	68	78	73	67	66	64	63	62	62	60	58	57	57	56	56	56
Wed	55	67	78	70	69	70	69	66	65	63	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Thu	55	68	77	70	69	69	63	63	63	62	60	59	58	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	64	70	65	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	70	66	59	56	57	56
Sat	56	56	57	57	60	67	83	81	75	71	69	66	59	57	56	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	73	80	81	77	75	75	70	65	61	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	69	78	71	67	66	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Tue	55	68	78	73	67	66	64	63	62	62	60	58	57	57	56	56	56
Wed	55	67	78	70	69	70	69	66	65	63	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Thu	55	68	77	70	69	69	63	63	63	62	60	59	58	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	64	70	65	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	70	66	59	56	57	56
Sat	56	56	57	57	60	67	83	81	75	71	69	66	59	57	56	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	73	80	81	77	75	75	70	65	61	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	69	78	71	67	66	67	66	65	64	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Tue	55	68	78	73	67	66	64	63	62	62	60	58	57	57	56	56	56
Wed	55	67	78	70	69	70	69	66	65	63	62	59	57	56	56	56	56
Thu	55	68	77	70	69	69	63	63	63	62	60	59	58	56	56	56	56
Fri	56	64	70	65	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	70	66	59	56	57	56
Sat	56	56	57	57	60	67	83	81	75	71	69	66	59	57	56	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	73	80	81	77	75	75	70	65	61	59	56