Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Sacramento
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 76 at this time.
Only 74% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 73 | 76 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Tue | 73 | 76 | 77 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 73 |
| Wed | 73 | 76 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 90 | 95 | 98 | 88 | 76 | 74 | 73 |
| Thu | 73 | 75 | 76 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 90 | 96 | 98 | 87 | 78 | 75 | 74 |
| Fri | 73 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 93 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 88 | 80 | 75 | 73 |
| Sat | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 72 |
| Sun | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 82-mile drive from San Ramon to Sacramento (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).
About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon 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 Ramon to Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Ramon to Sacramento?
The 82-mile drive usually takes 73 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Sacramento?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 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 (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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