Best Time to Drive from Agua Caliente to Elk Grove

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-80 East, usually 90 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Agua Caliente to Elk Grove 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	83	90	109	114	109	102	101	102	101	105	106	101	92	87	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	112	113	110	99	98	98	97	103	106	109	97	87	84	84	83
Wed	84	91	112	115	108	98	99	98	99	104	111	111	100	88	85	84	83
Thu	84	90	110	114	108	100	100	99	100	108	112	111	98	88	84	83	83
Fri	84	88	96	111	97	98	99	101	105	116	114	107	99	92	88	85	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	87	91	94	96	97	97	95	91	90	87	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	91	94	94	94	93	91	90	88	87	85	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Agua Caliente to Elk Grove (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (27 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Agua Caliente to central Elk Grove 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 Agua Caliente to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Agua Caliente to Elk Grove?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 83 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Agua Caliente to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Elk Grove to Agua Caliente (return trip) · Agua Caliente to San Francisco · Agua Caliente to Sacramento · Agua Caliente to Oakland · Agua Caliente to Stockton · Agua Caliente to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	109	114	109	102	101	102	101	105	106	101	92	87	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	112	113	110	99	98	98	97	103	106	109	97	87	84	84	83
Wed	84	91	112	115	108	98	99	98	99	104	111	111	100	88	85	84	83
Thu	84	90	110	114	108	100	100	99	100	108	112	111	98	88	84	83	83
Fri	84	88	96	111	97	98	99	101	105	116	114	107	99	92	88	85	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	87	91	94	96	97	97	95	91	90	87	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	91	94	94	94	93	91	90	88	87	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	109	114	109	102	101	102	101	105	106	101	92	87	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	112	113	110	99	98	98	97	103	106	109	97	87	84	84	83
Wed	84	91	112	115	108	98	99	98	99	104	111	111	100	88	85	84	83
Thu	84	90	110	114	108	100	100	99	100	108	112	111	98	88	84	83	83
Fri	84	88	96	111	97	98	99	101	105	116	114	107	99	92	88	85	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	87	91	94	96	97	97	95	91	90	87	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	91	94	94	94	93	91	90	88	87	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	109	114	109	102	101	102	101	105	106	101	92	87	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	112	113	110	99	98	98	97	103	106	109	97	87	84	84	83
Wed	84	91	112	115	108	98	99	98	99	104	111	111	100	88	85	84	83
Thu	84	90	110	114	108	100	100	99	100	108	112	111	98	88	84	83	83
Fri	84	88	96	111	97	98	99	101	105	116	114	107	99	92	88	85	83
Sat	84	84	84	85	87	91	94	96	97	97	95	91	90	87	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	91	94	94	94	93	91	90	88	87	85	83