Best Time to Drive from Concord to Elk Grove

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 89 minutes via SR-12 East and SR-4 East and I-5 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 25% 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	88	93	97	104	99	97	99	99	99	99	97	98	99	97	93	91	89
Tue	88	94	101	104	103	100	101	101	99	100	102	102	108	105	93	90	89
Wed	89	92	101	105	105	98	97	98	100	102	99	101	106	104	93	92	88
Thu	88	92	98	105	104	102	101	103	101	99	104	104	109	103	93	90	88
Fri	88	91	96	101	97	97	101	104	104	100	104	103	102	100	92	90	90
Sat	87	88	89	90	89	90	92	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	88
Sun	89	88	88	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89

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 88 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (99 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 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 88 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	93	97	104	99	97	99	99	99	99	97	98	99	97	93	91	89
Tue	88	94	101	104	103	100	101	101	99	100	102	102	108	105	93	90	89
Wed	89	92	101	105	105	98	97	98	100	102	99	101	106	104	93	92	88
Thu	88	92	98	105	104	102	101	103	101	99	104	104	109	103	93	90	88
Fri	88	91	96	101	97	97	101	104	104	100	104	103	102	100	92	90	90
Sat	87	88	89	90	89	90	92	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	88
Sun	89	88	88	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	93	97	104	99	97	99	99	99	99	97	98	99	97	93	91	89
Tue	88	94	101	104	103	100	101	101	99	100	102	102	108	105	93	90	89
Wed	89	92	101	105	105	98	97	98	100	102	99	101	106	104	93	92	88
Thu	88	92	98	105	104	102	101	103	101	99	104	104	109	103	93	90	88
Fri	88	91	96	101	97	97	101	104	104	100	104	103	102	100	92	90	90
Sat	87	88	89	90	89	90	92	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	88
Sun	89	88	88	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	93	97	104	99	97	99	99	99	99	97	98	99	97	93	91	89
Tue	88	94	101	104	103	100	101	101	99	100	102	102	108	105	93	90	89
Wed	89	92	101	105	105	98	97	98	100	102	99	101	106	104	93	92	88
Thu	88	92	98	105	104	102	101	103	101	99	104	104	109	103	93	90	88
Fri	88	91	96	101	97	97	101	104	104	100	104	103	102	100	92	90	90
Sat	87	88	89	90	89	90	92	95	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	88
Sun	89	88	88	89	89	90	91	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89