Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Sacramento

Right now (6:47 am PST): about 82 minutes via I-80 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 79% 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	85	88	90	93	93	93	93	93	98	107	109	109	95	85	84	82
Tue	82	86	89	91	92	90	90	91	92	97	116	122	118	104	87	84	82
Wed	82	86	90	91	92	91	91	92	92	98	119	125	122	105	89	84	82
Thu	82	85	89	90	92	91	91	92	94	101	117	124	123	107	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	90	91	92	96	103	115	126	131	126	108	92	85	84
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	88	93	93	96	96	96	94	94	88	87	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	86	88	89	90	93	91	91	89	87	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 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 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 7 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 131 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 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Sacramento?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	88	90	93	93	93	93	93	98	107	109	109	95	85	84	82
Tue	82	86	89	91	92	90	90	91	92	97	116	122	118	104	87	84	82
Wed	82	86	90	91	92	91	91	92	92	98	119	125	122	105	89	84	82
Thu	82	85	89	90	92	91	91	92	94	101	117	124	123	107	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	90	91	92	96	103	115	126	131	126	108	92	85	84
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	88	93	93	96	96	96	94	94	88	87	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	86	88	89	90	93	91	91	89	87	87	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	88	90	93	93	93	93	93	98	107	109	109	95	85	84	82
Tue	82	86	89	91	92	90	90	91	92	97	116	122	118	104	87	84	82
Wed	82	86	90	91	92	91	91	92	92	98	119	125	122	105	89	84	82
Thu	82	85	89	90	92	91	91	92	94	101	117	124	123	107	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	90	91	92	96	103	115	126	131	126	108	92	85	84
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	88	93	93	96	96	96	94	94	88	87	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	86	88	89	90	93	91	91	89	87	87	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	88	90	93	93	93	93	93	98	107	109	109	95	85	84	82
Tue	82	86	89	91	92	90	90	91	92	97	116	122	118	104	87	84	82
Wed	82	86	90	91	92	91	91	92	92	98	119	125	122	105	89	84	82
Thu	82	85	89	90	92	91	91	92	94	101	117	124	123	107	89	84	83
Fri	82	85	86	89	90	91	92	96	103	115	126	131	126	108	92	85	84
Sat	82	82	83	84	86	88	93	93	96	96	96	94	94	88	87	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	86	88	89	90	93	91	91	89	87	87	85	82