Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Galt

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 122 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 116 at this time.

Only 42% 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 San Francisco to Galt 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	110	116	113	119	121	122	124	123	122	122	131	134	136	130	117	116	111
Tue	110	112	111	113	117	115	118	118	118	119	134	142	148	135	117	113	110
Wed	109	115	112	115	119	117	120	121	120	123	137	145	150	134	119	113	110
Thu	109	113	113	115	120	119	119	118	121	123	132	144	149	138	119	113	111
Fri	110	114	113	115	117	117	117	119	122	128	148	153	150	134	119	113	111
Sat	109	110	110	110	112	115	113	118	120	122	118	118	117	115	112	114	111
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	112	112	113	113	117	115	115	114	113	115	112	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 99-mile drive from San Francisco to Galt (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 109 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (52 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco to central Galt 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 San Francisco to Galt?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Galt?

The 99-mile drive usually takes 109 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Galt?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (23 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	116	113	119	121	122	124	123	122	122	131	134	136	130	117	116	111
Tue	110	112	111	113	117	115	118	118	118	119	134	142	148	135	117	113	110
Wed	109	115	112	115	119	117	120	121	120	123	137	145	150	134	119	113	110
Thu	109	113	113	115	120	119	119	118	121	123	132	144	149	138	119	113	111
Fri	110	114	113	115	117	117	117	119	122	128	148	153	150	134	119	113	111
Sat	109	110	110	110	112	115	113	118	120	122	118	118	117	115	112	114	111
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	112	112	113	113	117	115	115	114	113	115	112	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	116	113	119	121	122	124	123	122	122	131	134	136	130	117	116	111
Tue	110	112	111	113	117	115	118	118	118	119	134	142	148	135	117	113	110
Wed	109	115	112	115	119	117	120	121	120	123	137	145	150	134	119	113	110
Thu	109	113	113	115	120	119	119	118	121	123	132	144	149	138	119	113	111
Fri	110	114	113	115	117	117	117	119	122	128	148	153	150	134	119	113	111
Sat	109	110	110	110	112	115	113	118	120	122	118	118	117	115	112	114	111
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	112	112	113	113	117	115	115	114	113	115	112	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	116	113	119	121	122	124	123	122	122	131	134	136	130	117	116	111
Tue	110	112	111	113	117	115	118	118	118	119	134	142	148	135	117	113	110
Wed	109	115	112	115	119	117	120	121	120	123	137	145	150	134	119	113	110
Thu	109	113	113	115	120	119	119	118	121	123	132	144	149	138	119	113	111
Fri	110	114	113	115	117	117	117	119	122	128	148	153	150	134	119	113	111
Sat	109	110	110	110	112	115	113	118	120	122	118	118	117	115	112	114	111
Sun	109	109	109	109	109	112	112	113	113	117	115	115	114	113	115	112	110