Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Elk Grove

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 28 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-51 South and I-80 West, usually 28 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Citrus Heights 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	27	27	30	37	31	29	30	30	31	31	35	35	35	30	28	28	27
Tue	27	27	33	42	35	30	30	30	31	31	36	37	40	33	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	34	42	33	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	40	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	32	41	33	30	30	30	31	32	38	39	39	34	28	28	27
Fri	27	27	29	32	30	29	30	31	33	34	38	38	35	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Elk Grove (via SR-99 South and SR-51 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Elk Grove?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Sacramento (10 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (6 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Elk Grove to Citrus Heights (return trip) · Citrus Heights to Sacramento · Citrus Heights to Stockton · Citrus Heights to Concord · Citrus Heights to Vallejo · Citrus Heights to Fairfield · Citrus Heights to Antioch · Citrus Heights to Vacaville · Citrus Heights to Arden-Arcade · Citrus Heights to Tracy · Citrus Heights to Napa · Citrus Heights to Manteca

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	30	37	31	29	30	30	31	31	35	35	35	30	28	28	27
Tue	27	27	33	42	35	30	30	30	31	31	36	37	40	33	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	34	42	33	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	40	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	32	41	33	30	30	30	31	32	38	39	39	34	28	28	27
Fri	27	27	29	32	30	29	30	31	33	34	38	38	35	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	30	37	31	29	30	30	31	31	35	35	35	30	28	28	27
Tue	27	27	33	42	35	30	30	30	31	31	36	37	40	33	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	34	42	33	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	40	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	32	41	33	30	30	30	31	32	38	39	39	34	28	28	27
Fri	27	27	29	32	30	29	30	31	33	34	38	38	35	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	30	37	31	29	30	30	31	31	35	35	35	30	28	28	27
Tue	27	27	33	42	35	30	30	30	31	31	36	37	40	33	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	34	42	33	30	30	30	31	32	36	38	40	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	32	41	33	30	30	30	31	32	38	39	39	34	28	28	27
Fri	27	27	29	32	30	29	30	31	33	34	38	38	35	33	30	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27