Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to San Leandro

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-80 West, usually 90 at this time.

Only 71% 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	84	106	115	104	98	98	97	96	95	97	92	92	86	84	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	135	113	99	95	93	92	92	93	92	93	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	82	103	125	108	99	100	98	95	94	94	96	94	90	84	84	83	83
Thu	82	103	127	114	100	98	93	94	94	98	97	97	91	85	83	83	82
Fri	82	92	105	98	95	97	97	99	99	103	100	103	95	89	85	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	98	113	110	107	104	104	102	95	91	88	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	90	102	111	113	110	108	109	103	99	92	88	82

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 135 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (114 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 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 135 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 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 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	84	106	115	104	98	98	97	96	95	97	92	92	86	84	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	135	113	99	95	93	92	92	93	92	93	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	82	103	125	108	99	100	98	95	94	94	96	94	90	84	84	83	83
Thu	82	103	127	114	100	98	93	94	94	98	97	97	91	85	83	83	82
Fri	82	92	105	98	95	97	97	99	99	103	100	103	95	89	85	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	98	113	110	107	104	104	102	95	91	88	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	90	102	111	113	110	108	109	103	99	92	88	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	106	115	104	98	98	97	96	95	97	92	92	86	84	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	135	113	99	95	93	92	92	93	92	93	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	82	103	125	108	99	100	98	95	94	94	96	94	90	84	84	83	83
Thu	82	103	127	114	100	98	93	94	94	98	97	97	91	85	83	83	82
Fri	82	92	105	98	95	97	97	99	99	103	100	103	95	89	85	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	98	113	110	107	104	104	102	95	91	88	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	90	102	111	113	110	108	109	103	99	92	88	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	106	115	104	98	98	97	96	95	97	92	92	86	84	84	83	83
Tue	83	103	135	113	99	95	93	92	92	93	92	93	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	82	103	125	108	99	100	98	95	94	94	96	94	90	84	84	83	83
Thu	82	103	127	114	100	98	93	94	94	98	97	97	91	85	83	83	82
Fri	82	92	105	98	95	97	97	99	99	103	100	103	95	89	85	84	82
Sat	82	83	84	84	88	98	113	110	107	104	104	102	95	91	88	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	90	102	111	113	110	108	109	103	99	92	88	82