Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to San Leandro

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-80 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 77% 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 San Leandro 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	83	102	116	104	101	96	95	94	94	96	93	93	89	86	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	133	114	102	96	92	91	91	93	94	96	98	91	84	83	82
Wed	82	102	126	108	97	96	94	93	93	93	96	96	95	92	84	83	82
Thu	83	103	132	113	99	96	92	93	93	99	98	100	97	90	84	83	82
Fri	82	92	107	97	93	95	96	97	97	101	100	106	109	103	86	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	94	104	103	102	100	100	99	96	92	89	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	85	90	96	102	107	108	106	106	103	101	95	88	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Sacramento to San Leandro (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (112 minutes).

About 86 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 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 San Leandro 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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to San Leandro?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 82 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (12 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	102	116	104	101	96	95	94	94	96	93	93	89	86	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	133	114	102	96	92	91	91	93	94	96	98	91	84	83	82
Wed	82	102	126	108	97	96	94	93	93	93	96	96	95	92	84	83	82
Thu	83	103	132	113	99	96	92	93	93	99	98	100	97	90	84	83	82
Fri	82	92	107	97	93	95	96	97	97	101	100	106	109	103	86	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	94	104	103	102	100	100	99	96	92	89	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	85	90	96	102	107	108	106	106	103	101	95	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	102	116	104	101	96	95	94	94	96	93	93	89	86	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	133	114	102	96	92	91	91	93	94	96	98	91	84	83	82
Wed	82	102	126	108	97	96	94	93	93	93	96	96	95	92	84	83	82
Thu	83	103	132	113	99	96	92	93	93	99	98	100	97	90	84	83	82
Fri	82	92	107	97	93	95	96	97	97	101	100	106	109	103	86	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	94	104	103	102	100	100	99	96	92	89	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	85	90	96	102	107	108	106	106	103	101	95	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	102	116	104	101	96	95	94	94	96	93	93	89	86	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	133	114	102	96	92	91	91	93	94	96	98	91	84	83	82
Wed	82	102	126	108	97	96	94	93	93	93	96	96	95	92	84	83	82
Thu	83	103	132	113	99	96	92	93	93	99	98	100	97	90	84	83	82
Fri	82	92	107	97	93	95	96	97	97	101	100	106	109	103	86	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	94	104	103	102	100	100	99	96	92	89	86	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	85	90	96	102	107	108	106	106	103	101	95	88	83