Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Lodi

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 106 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Santa Clara 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	99	172	178	149	118	107	105	104	106	105	121	127	133	118	102	100	98
Tue	98	172	175	153	124	108	104	104	104	110	119	129	137	131	111	100	98
Wed	99	177	181	155	138	112	105	104	103	110	120	137	139	139	116	102	98
Thu	98	172	178	145	118	107	104	104	106	112	124	130	133	133	116	107	98
Fri	98	178	132	115	111	105	104	107	112	126	120	120	117	112	104	101	98
Sat	97	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	107	110	106	103	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	101	103	139	147	117	103	101	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Santa Clara to Lodi (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (147 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (32 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara to Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Lodi?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 98 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Lodi?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	172	178	149	118	107	105	104	106	105	121	127	133	118	102	100	98
Tue	98	172	175	153	124	108	104	104	104	110	119	129	137	131	111	100	98
Wed	99	177	181	155	138	112	105	104	103	110	120	137	139	139	116	102	98
Thu	98	172	178	145	118	107	104	104	106	112	124	130	133	133	116	107	98
Fri	98	178	132	115	111	105	104	107	112	126	120	120	117	112	104	101	98
Sat	97	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	107	110	106	103	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	101	103	139	147	117	103	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	172	178	149	118	107	105	104	106	105	121	127	133	118	102	100	98
Tue	98	172	175	153	124	108	104	104	104	110	119	129	137	131	111	100	98
Wed	99	177	181	155	138	112	105	104	103	110	120	137	139	139	116	102	98
Thu	98	172	178	145	118	107	104	104	106	112	124	130	133	133	116	107	98
Fri	98	178	132	115	111	105	104	107	112	126	120	120	117	112	104	101	98
Sat	97	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	107	110	106	103	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	101	103	139	147	117	103	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	172	178	149	118	107	105	104	106	105	121	127	133	118	102	100	98
Tue	98	172	175	153	124	108	104	104	104	110	119	129	137	131	111	100	98
Wed	99	177	181	155	138	112	105	104	103	110	120	137	139	139	116	102	98
Thu	98	172	178	145	118	107	104	104	106	112	124	130	133	133	116	107	98
Fri	98	178	132	115	111	105	104	107	112	126	120	120	117	112	104	101	98
Sat	97	98	98	98	98	99	100	101	102	105	108	107	110	106	103	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	101	103	139	147	117	103	101	98