Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Lodi

Right now (6:47 am PST): about 100 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 99 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Lodi 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	99	104	105	107	110	115	116	116	113	114	122	126	125	118	105	102	103
Tue	99	103	105	107	109	115	122	121	119	119	129	134	136	123	107	104	100
Wed	100	102	104	107	109	109	113	112	113	118	129	135	137	123	109	103	101
Thu	100	103	104	106	107	119	114	116	120	119	130	136	137	125	109	103	101
Fri	100	102	103	105	109	113	128	122	122	129	140	147	148	130	109	103	104
Sat	99	99	99	99	101	102	105	108	109	109	117	109	112	105	104	104	101
Sun	99	99	99	100	99	102	106	107	105	109	107	119	108	104	103	103	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from San Francisco to Lodi (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (48 to 74 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 Lodi 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 Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 99 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Lodi?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 152 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 (6 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	99	104	105	107	110	115	116	116	113	114	122	126	125	118	105	102	103
Tue	99	103	105	107	109	115	122	121	119	119	129	134	136	123	107	104	100
Wed	100	102	104	107	109	109	113	112	113	118	129	135	137	123	109	103	101
Thu	100	103	104	106	107	119	114	116	120	119	130	136	137	125	109	103	101
Fri	100	102	103	105	109	113	128	122	122	129	140	147	148	130	109	103	104
Sat	99	99	99	99	101	102	105	108	109	109	117	109	112	105	104	104	101
Sun	99	99	99	100	99	102	106	107	105	109	107	119	108	104	103	103	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	104	105	107	110	115	116	116	113	114	122	126	125	118	105	102	103
Tue	99	103	105	107	109	115	122	121	119	119	129	134	136	123	107	104	100
Wed	100	102	104	107	109	109	113	112	113	118	129	135	137	123	109	103	101
Thu	100	103	104	106	107	119	114	116	120	119	130	136	137	125	109	103	101
Fri	100	102	103	105	109	113	128	122	122	129	140	147	148	130	109	103	104
Sat	99	99	99	99	101	102	105	108	109	109	117	109	112	105	104	104	101
Sun	99	99	99	100	99	102	106	107	105	109	107	119	108	104	103	103	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	104	105	107	110	115	116	116	113	114	122	126	125	118	105	102	103
Tue	99	103	105	107	109	115	122	121	119	119	129	134	136	123	107	104	100
Wed	100	102	104	107	109	109	113	112	113	118	129	135	137	123	109	103	101
Thu	100	103	104	106	107	119	114	116	120	119	130	136	137	125	109	103	101
Fri	100	102	103	105	109	113	128	122	122	129	140	147	148	130	109	103	104
Sat	99	99	99	99	101	102	105	108	109	109	117	109	112	105	104	104	101
Sun	99	99	99	100	99	102	106	107	105	109	107	119	108	104	103	103	100