Best Time to Drive from Concord to Elk Grove

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via SR-12 East and SR-4 East and I-5 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Concord 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	90	93	96	101	95	93	90	92	92	95	98	98	101	99	93	92	91
Tue	91	93	99	101	101	92	92	94	93	96	99	104	108	105	94	93	90
Wed	90	93	97	101	99	92	93	94	96	98	100	102	105	103	96	93	90
Thu	90	90	98	101	99	93	92	92	93	93	101	104	107	101	94	92	91
Fri	91	92	96	99	92	93	93	96	98	97	99	100	99	96	94	92	90
Sat	91	91	92	90	91	91	90	92	93	91	91	91	92	92	91	92	92
Sun	90	91	91	90	90	92	91	91	89	91	90	91	91	91	91	91	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Concord to Elk Grove (via SR-12 East and SR-4 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (43 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord 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 Concord to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 90 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Elk Grove to Concord (return trip) · Concord to San Jose · Concord to San Francisco · Concord to Sacramento · Concord to Oakland · Concord to Stockton · Concord to Fremont · Concord to Santa Rosa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	93	96	101	95	93	90	92	92	95	98	98	101	99	93	92	91
Tue	91	93	99	101	101	92	92	94	93	96	99	104	108	105	94	93	90
Wed	90	93	97	101	99	92	93	94	96	98	100	102	105	103	96	93	90
Thu	90	90	98	101	99	93	92	92	93	93	101	104	107	101	94	92	91
Fri	91	92	96	99	92	93	93	96	98	97	99	100	99	96	94	92	90
Sat	91	91	92	90	91	91	90	92	93	91	91	91	92	92	91	92	92
Sun	90	91	91	90	90	92	91	91	89	91	90	91	91	91	91	91	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	93	96	101	95	93	90	92	92	95	98	98	101	99	93	92	91
Tue	91	93	99	101	101	92	92	94	93	96	99	104	108	105	94	93	90
Wed	90	93	97	101	99	92	93	94	96	98	100	102	105	103	96	93	90
Thu	90	90	98	101	99	93	92	92	93	93	101	104	107	101	94	92	91
Fri	91	92	96	99	92	93	93	96	98	97	99	100	99	96	94	92	90
Sat	91	91	92	90	91	91	90	92	93	91	91	91	92	92	91	92	92
Sun	90	91	91	90	90	92	91	91	89	91	90	91	91	91	91	91	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	93	96	101	95	93	90	92	92	95	98	98	101	99	93	92	91
Tue	91	93	99	101	101	92	92	94	93	96	99	104	108	105	94	93	90
Wed	90	93	97	101	99	92	93	94	96	98	100	102	105	103	96	93	90
Thu	90	90	98	101	99	93	92	92	93	93	101	104	107	101	94	92	91
Fri	91	92	96	99	92	93	93	96	98	97	99	100	99	96	94	92	90
Sat	91	91	92	90	91	91	90	92	93	91	91	91	92	92	91	92	92
Sun	90	91	91	90	90	92	91	91	89	91	90	91	91	91	91	91	90