Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Rancho Cordova

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 86 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from San Ramon to Rancho Cordova (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 89 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon to central Rancho Cordova 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 Ramon to Rancho Cordova?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Ramon to Rancho Cordova?

The 93-mile drive usually takes 83 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Rancho Cordova?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (12 miles)

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