Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Sacramento

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-80 East, usually 87 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Sacramento 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	82	86	86	91	96	94	96	95	95	97	104	108	111	96	86	84	83
Tue	82	85	86	90	94	91	92	93	92	95	106	118	127	109	88	84	83
Wed	83	86	86	91	93	92	92	93	94	95	108	122	126	107	88	84	83
Thu	82	85	86	90	92	91	91	92	93	95	104	125	132	114	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	91	91	92	96	99	107	121	129	127	107	91	85	82
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	90	93	94	97	95	95	93	92	88	86	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	85	88	89	91	90	89	89	88	86	87	85	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from San Leandro to Sacramento (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 89 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 82 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Sacramento?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sacramento to San Leandro (return trip) · San Leandro to San Jose · San Leandro to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	86	86	91	96	94	96	95	95	97	104	108	111	96	86	84	83
Tue	82	85	86	90	94	91	92	93	92	95	106	118	127	109	88	84	83
Wed	83	86	86	91	93	92	92	93	94	95	108	122	126	107	88	84	83
Thu	82	85	86	90	92	91	91	92	93	95	104	125	132	114	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	91	91	92	96	99	107	121	129	127	107	91	85	82
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	90	93	94	97	95	95	93	92	88	86	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	85	88	89	91	90	89	89	88	86	87	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	86	86	91	96	94	96	95	95	97	104	108	111	96	86	84	83
Tue	82	85	86	90	94	91	92	93	92	95	106	118	127	109	88	84	83
Wed	83	86	86	91	93	92	92	93	94	95	108	122	126	107	88	84	83
Thu	82	85	86	90	92	91	91	92	93	95	104	125	132	114	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	91	91	92	96	99	107	121	129	127	107	91	85	82
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	90	93	94	97	95	95	93	92	88	86	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	85	88	89	91	90	89	89	88	86	87	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	86	86	91	96	94	96	95	95	97	104	108	111	96	86	84	83
Tue	82	85	86	90	94	91	92	93	92	95	106	118	127	109	88	84	83
Wed	83	86	86	91	93	92	92	93	94	95	108	122	126	107	88	84	83
Thu	82	85	86	90	92	91	91	92	93	95	104	125	132	114	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	91	91	92	96	99	107	121	129	127	107	91	85	82
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	90	93	94	97	95	95	93	92	88	86	85	83
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	85	88	89	91	90	89	89	88	86	87	85	82