Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Lodi

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 103 at this time.

Only 45% 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)
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Mon	99	100	100	102	103	104	104	104	105	109	120	124	127	117	103	103	101
Tue	99	100	101	101	103	102	105	105	106	110	127	136	139	123	106	104	99
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Sun	99	99	99	99	98	100	100	101	102	105	104	104	103	102	103	103	99

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 144 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (109 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 55 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 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 144 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 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Lodi?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 144 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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Tue	99	100	101	101	103	102	105	105	106	110	127	136	139	123	106	104	99
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