Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to San Ramon

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 73 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 Ramon 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	90	86	84	85	84	83	83	81	79	77	75	73	73	73	73
Tue	73	84	92	89	85	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	76	73	73	73	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	87	88	86	84	82	81	80	78	76	73	73	73	73
Thu	72	84	89	86	86	86	80	80	81	80	80	79	77	73	73	73	72
Fri	72	80	83	82	85	85	85	85	85	86	88	92	84	76	73	73	72
Sat	73	73	73	74	77	87	103	100	96	92	90	86	79	75	75	75	73
Sun	72	72	73	72	75	77	91	101	101	98	97	97	92	85	81	78	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Sacramento to San Ramon (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 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 Ramon 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 Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 72 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to San Ramon?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (33 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (6 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	90	86	84	85	84	83	83	81	79	77	75	73	73	73	73
Tue	73	84	92	89	85	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	76	73	73	73	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	87	88	86	84	82	81	80	78	76	73	73	73	73
Thu	72	84	89	86	86	86	80	80	81	80	80	79	77	73	73	73	72
Fri	72	80	83	82	85	85	85	85	85	86	88	92	84	76	73	73	72
Sat	73	73	73	74	77	87	103	100	96	92	90	86	79	75	75	75	73
Sun	72	72	73	72	75	77	91	101	101	98	97	97	92	85	81	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	90	86	84	85	84	83	83	81	79	77	75	73	73	73	73
Tue	73	84	92	89	85	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	76	73	73	73	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	87	88	86	84	82	81	80	78	76	73	73	73	73
Thu	72	84	89	86	86	86	80	80	81	80	80	79	77	73	73	73	72
Fri	72	80	83	82	85	85	85	85	85	86	88	92	84	76	73	73	72
Sat	73	73	73	74	77	87	103	100	96	92	90	86	79	75	75	75	73
Sun	72	72	73	72	75	77	91	101	101	98	97	97	92	85	81	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	90	86	84	85	84	83	83	81	79	77	75	73	73	73	73
Tue	73	84	92	89	85	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	76	73	73	73	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	87	88	86	84	82	81	80	78	76	73	73	73	73
Thu	72	84	89	86	86	86	80	80	81	80	80	79	77	73	73	73	72
Fri	72	80	83	82	85	85	85	85	85	86	88	92	84	76	73	73	72
Sat	73	73	73	74	77	87	103	100	96	92	90	86	79	75	75	75	73
Sun	72	72	73	72	75	77	91	101	101	98	97	97	92	85	81	78	72