Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to North Highlands
Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 26 minutes via I-5 North, usually 25 at this time.
Only 4% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Tue | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 56 | 62 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 49 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Fri | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 32 | 25 | 25 |
| Sat | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Sacramento to North Highlands (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).
About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 54 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 North Highlands 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 North Highlands?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to North Highlands?
The 18-mile drive usually takes 24 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sacramento to North Highlands?
Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Sacramento (6 miles)
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