Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Sacramento

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 76 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 76 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Ramon 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	72	76	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	86	91	92	89	81	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	85	83	81	81	82	82	85	98	108	96	86	76	74	73
Wed	73	76	82	83	82	81	82	81	82	86	105	110	100	89	78	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	85	82	81	82	82	84	90	107	112	101	87	79	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	85	90	103	112	110	105	92	82	76	74
Sat	73	73	73	75	76	79	81	82	83	85	84	82	80	78	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	76	76	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 72 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (85 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 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 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 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 72 to 114 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 Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 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

More drives

Sacramento to San Ramon (return trip) · San Ramon to San Jose · San Ramon to San Francisco · San Ramon to Oakland · San Ramon to Stockton · San Ramon to Fremont · San Ramon to Modesto · San Ramon to Santa Rosa · San Ramon to Elk Grove · San Ramon to Sunnyvale · San Ramon to Concord · San Ramon to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	86	91	92	89	81	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	85	83	81	81	82	82	85	98	108	96	86	76	74	73
Wed	73	76	82	83	82	81	82	81	82	86	105	110	100	89	78	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	85	82	81	82	82	84	90	107	112	101	87	79	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	85	90	103	112	110	105	92	82	76	74
Sat	73	73	73	75	76	79	81	82	83	85	84	82	80	78	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	76	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	86	91	92	89	81	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	85	83	81	81	82	82	85	98	108	96	86	76	74	73
Wed	73	76	82	83	82	81	82	81	82	86	105	110	100	89	78	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	85	82	81	82	82	84	90	107	112	101	87	79	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	85	90	103	112	110	105	92	82	76	74
Sat	73	73	73	75	76	79	81	82	83	85	84	82	80	78	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	76	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	86	91	92	89	81	75	74	74
Tue	73	76	82	85	83	81	81	82	82	85	98	108	96	86	76	74	73
Wed	73	76	82	83	82	81	82	81	82	86	105	110	100	89	78	74	73
Thu	73	76	81	85	82	81	82	82	84	90	107	112	101	87	79	75	74
Fri	73	75	77	78	80	80	81	85	90	103	112	110	105	92	82	76	74
Sat	73	73	73	75	76	79	81	82	83	85	84	82	80	78	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	73	73	74	76	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	77	76	76	73