Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Lodi

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-580 West, usually 81 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Leandro 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	78	127	134	122	98	87	85	83	83	81	82	84	86	82	79	79	78
Tue	77	127	130	122	99	89	86	83	82	83	82	83	85	85	80	78	77
Wed	78	131	136	131	109	92	86	83	83	83	83	81	85	85	82	79	77
Thu	78	126	133	120	95	88	84	82	83	84	82	84	85	84	81	81	78
Fri	78	132	109	92	89	85	84	84	85	87	85	82	82	81	80	78	77
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	82	80	79	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	93	107	95	83	82	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from San Leandro to Lodi (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (13 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro 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 Leandro to Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 77 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Lodi?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	127	134	122	98	87	85	83	83	81	82	84	86	82	79	79	78
Tue	77	127	130	122	99	89	86	83	82	83	82	83	85	85	80	78	77
Wed	78	131	136	131	109	92	86	83	83	83	83	81	85	85	82	79	77
Thu	78	126	133	120	95	88	84	82	83	84	82	84	85	84	81	81	78
Fri	78	132	109	92	89	85	84	84	85	87	85	82	82	81	80	78	77
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	82	80	79	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	93	107	95	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	127	134	122	98	87	85	83	83	81	82	84	86	82	79	79	78
Tue	77	127	130	122	99	89	86	83	82	83	82	83	85	85	80	78	77
Wed	78	131	136	131	109	92	86	83	83	83	83	81	85	85	82	79	77
Thu	78	126	133	120	95	88	84	82	83	84	82	84	85	84	81	81	78
Fri	78	132	109	92	89	85	84	84	85	87	85	82	82	81	80	78	77
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	82	80	79	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	93	107	95	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	127	134	122	98	87	85	83	83	81	82	84	86	82	79	79	78
Tue	77	127	130	122	99	89	86	83	82	83	82	83	85	85	80	78	77
Wed	78	131	136	131	109	92	86	83	83	83	83	81	85	85	82	79	77
Thu	78	126	133	120	95	88	84	82	83	84	82	84	85	84	81	81	78
Fri	78	132	109	92	89	85	84	84	85	87	85	82	82	81	80	78	77
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	84	82	80	79	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	93	107	95	83	82	78