Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to Lodi

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 108 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East and SR-37 East.

Only 30% 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 Rafael 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	109	114	114	120	118	124	127	131	129	129	123	130	132	119	111	111	111
Tue	109	114	114	119	124	126	127	127	132	130	135	136	140	121	113	109	111
Wed	110	112	115	121	123	127	122	130	126	136	127	141	149	121	113	111	111
Thu	111	112	114	118	125	127	131	127	129	126	130	138	140	122	113	110	111
Fri	110	114	114	117	118	121	131	141	139	137	138	147	147	127	112	111	115
Sat	109	111	112	110	110	114	114	119	117	116	115	118	116	114	112	110	110
Sun	109	110	111	109	109	112	114	116	115	116	120	117	115	113	112	110	110

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from San Rafael to Lodi (via US-101 North and I-80 East and SR-37 East) usually takes as little as 109 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (75 to 107 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Rafael 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 Rafael to Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 109 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to Lodi?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	114	114	120	118	124	127	131	129	129	123	130	132	119	111	111	111
Tue	109	114	114	119	124	126	127	127	132	130	135	136	140	121	113	109	111
Wed	110	112	115	121	123	127	122	130	126	136	127	141	149	121	113	111	111
Thu	111	112	114	118	125	127	131	127	129	126	130	138	140	122	113	110	111
Fri	110	114	114	117	118	121	131	141	139	137	138	147	147	127	112	111	115
Sat	109	111	112	110	110	114	114	119	117	116	115	118	116	114	112	110	110
Sun	109	110	111	109	109	112	114	116	115	116	120	117	115	113	112	110	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	114	114	120	118	124	127	131	129	129	123	130	132	119	111	111	111
Tue	109	114	114	119	124	126	127	127	132	130	135	136	140	121	113	109	111
Wed	110	112	115	121	123	127	122	130	126	136	127	141	149	121	113	111	111
Thu	111	112	114	118	125	127	131	127	129	126	130	138	140	122	113	110	111
Fri	110	114	114	117	118	121	131	141	139	137	138	147	147	127	112	111	115
Sat	109	111	112	110	110	114	114	119	117	116	115	118	116	114	112	110	110
Sun	109	110	111	109	109	112	114	116	115	116	120	117	115	113	112	110	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	114	114	120	118	124	127	131	129	129	123	130	132	119	111	111	111
Tue	109	114	114	119	124	126	127	127	132	130	135	136	140	121	113	109	111
Wed	110	112	115	121	123	127	122	130	126	136	127	141	149	121	113	111	111
Thu	111	112	114	118	125	127	131	127	129	126	130	138	140	122	113	110	111
Fri	110	114	114	117	118	121	131	141	139	137	138	147	147	127	112	111	115
Sat	109	111	112	110	110	114	114	119	117	116	115	118	116	114	112	110	110
Sun	109	110	111	109	109	112	114	116	115	116	120	117	115	113	112	110	110