Best Time to Drive from Danville to Elk Grove

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via SR-4 East and SR-12 East and I-680 North, usually 101 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Danville 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	99	104	107	113	111	112	112	112	109	111	116	115	115	111	105	102	101
Tue	100	104	108	113	112	113	116	115	113	117	121	127	127	119	105	101	100
Wed	101	104	108	112	113	110	110	111	113	115	123	127	130	118	105	101	99
Thu	102	104	105	113	112	113	113	108	109	110	126	128	129	117	106	102	100
Fri	100	104	104	106	110	108	108	112	109	118	129	130	131	117	105	101	100
Sat	99	100	100	101	102	104	107	105	107	104	106	103	104	101	102	101	100
Sun	100	100	101	100	100	101	101	108	102	102	103	101	102	102	102	102	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Danville to Elk Grove (via SR-4 East and SR-12 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (39 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Danville 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 Danville to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 99 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Elk Grove to Danville (return trip) · Danville to San Jose · Danville to San Francisco · Danville to Sacramento · Danville to Oakland · Danville to Stockton · Danville to Fremont · Danville to Modesto · Danville 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	99	104	107	113	111	112	112	112	109	111	116	115	115	111	105	102	101
Tue	100	104	108	113	112	113	116	115	113	117	121	127	127	119	105	101	100
Wed	101	104	108	112	113	110	110	111	113	115	123	127	130	118	105	101	99
Thu	102	104	105	113	112	113	113	108	109	110	126	128	129	117	106	102	100
Fri	100	104	104	106	110	108	108	112	109	118	129	130	131	117	105	101	100
Sat	99	100	100	101	102	104	107	105	107	104	106	103	104	101	102	101	100
Sun	100	100	101	100	100	101	101	108	102	102	103	101	102	102	102	102	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	104	107	113	111	112	112	112	109	111	116	115	115	111	105	102	101
Tue	100	104	108	113	112	113	116	115	113	117	121	127	127	119	105	101	100
Wed	101	104	108	112	113	110	110	111	113	115	123	127	130	118	105	101	99
Thu	102	104	105	113	112	113	113	108	109	110	126	128	129	117	106	102	100
Fri	100	104	104	106	110	108	108	112	109	118	129	130	131	117	105	101	100
Sat	99	100	100	101	102	104	107	105	107	104	106	103	104	101	102	101	100
Sun	100	100	101	100	100	101	101	108	102	102	103	101	102	102	102	102	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	99	104	107	113	111	112	112	112	109	111	116	115	115	111	105	102	101
Tue	100	104	108	113	112	113	116	115	113	117	121	127	127	119	105	101	100
Wed	101	104	108	112	113	110	110	111	113	115	123	127	130	118	105	101	99
Thu	102	104	105	113	112	113	113	108	109	110	126	128	129	117	106	102	100
Fri	100	104	104	106	110	108	108	112	109	118	129	130	131	117	105	101	100
Sat	99	100	100	101	102	104	107	105	107	104	106	103	104	101	102	101	100
Sun	100	100	101	100	100	101	101	108	102	102	103	101	102	102	102	102	101