Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from SMF to Davis
Right now (5:17 am PDT): about 22 minutes via I-80 West and I-5 South, usually 22 at this time.
Only 2% 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Tue | 22 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Wed | 22 | 23 | 25 | 50 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Thu | 22 | 23 | 24 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Fri | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Sat | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Sun | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from SMF to Davis (via I-80 West and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).
About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to central Davis (F Street) 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 SMF to Davis?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from SMF to Davis?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 22 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from SMF to Davis?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Sacramento (13 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (5 miles)
Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow
More drives
Davis to SMF (return trip) · SMF to Sacramento · SMF to Elk Grove · SMF to Folsom