Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Elk Grove

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 132 minutes via I-80 East, usually 113 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Berkeley 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	82	85	90	93	97	95	96	96	97	101	110	105	100	92	85	83	82
Tue	82	85	91	95	95	93	92	92	93	99	117	120	109	97	86	83	82
Wed	82	85	92	94	95	92	92	92	93	99	114	121	113	98	86	83	81
Thu	82	85	91	95	95	93	94	93	95	109	121	125	113	99	88	83	82
Fri	82	84	88	90	93	91	94	98	107	120	128	126	115	103	93	86	82
Sat	82	82	82	84	85	90	95	96	99	101	100	97	94	91	90	85	82
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	85	90	92	93	92	91	90	90	88	88	85	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Berkeley to Elk Grove (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley 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 Berkeley to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Elk Grove?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 81 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	90	93	97	95	96	96	97	101	110	105	100	92	85	83	82
Tue	82	85	91	95	95	93	92	92	93	99	117	120	109	97	86	83	82
Wed	82	85	92	94	95	92	92	92	93	99	114	121	113	98	86	83	81
Thu	82	85	91	95	95	93	94	93	95	109	121	125	113	99	88	83	82
Fri	82	84	88	90	93	91	94	98	107	120	128	126	115	103	93	86	82
Sat	82	82	82	84	85	90	95	96	99	101	100	97	94	91	90	85	82
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	85	90	92	93	92	91	90	90	88	88	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	90	93	97	95	96	96	97	101	110	105	100	92	85	83	82
Tue	82	85	91	95	95	93	92	92	93	99	117	120	109	97	86	83	82
Wed	82	85	92	94	95	92	92	92	93	99	114	121	113	98	86	83	81
Thu	82	85	91	95	95	93	94	93	95	109	121	125	113	99	88	83	82
Fri	82	84	88	90	93	91	94	98	107	120	128	126	115	103	93	86	82
Sat	82	82	82	84	85	90	95	96	99	101	100	97	94	91	90	85	82
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	85	90	92	93	92	91	90	90	88	88	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	90	93	97	95	96	96	97	101	110	105	100	92	85	83	82
Tue	82	85	91	95	95	93	92	92	93	99	117	120	109	97	86	83	82
Wed	82	85	92	94	95	92	92	92	93	99	114	121	113	98	86	83	81
Thu	82	85	91	95	95	93	94	93	95	109	121	125	113	99	88	83	82
Fri	82	84	88	90	93	91	94	98	107	120	128	126	115	103	93	86	82
Sat	82	82	82	84	85	90	95	96	99	101	100	97	94	91	90	85	82
Sun	81	81	81	81	83	85	90	92	93	92	91	90	90	88	88	85	81