Best Time to Drive from Dublin to Elk Grove

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-580 West and SR-99 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Dublin 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	81	100	100	100	92	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	83	82
Tue	81	98	98	99	93	88	86	86	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81
Wed	81	100	100	103	97	91	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Thu	81	99	99	100	92	87	86	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Fri	81	100	100	90	89	87	86	86	85	86	87	88	86	84	83	81	80
Sat	80	82	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	90	95	95	86	85	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Dublin to Elk Grove (via I-580 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 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 Dublin 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 Dublin to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 80 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Dublin to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (29 miles) · SR-99 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	100	100	100	92	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	83	82
Tue	81	98	98	99	93	88	86	86	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81
Wed	81	100	100	103	97	91	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Thu	81	99	99	100	92	87	86	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Fri	81	100	100	90	89	87	86	86	85	86	87	88	86	84	83	81	80
Sat	80	82	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	90	95	95	86	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	100	100	100	92	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	83	82
Tue	81	98	98	99	93	88	86	86	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81
Wed	81	100	100	103	97	91	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Thu	81	99	99	100	92	87	86	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Fri	81	100	100	90	89	87	86	86	85	86	87	88	86	84	83	81	80
Sat	80	82	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	90	95	95	86	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	100	100	100	92	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	83	82
Tue	81	98	98	99	93	88	86	86	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81
Wed	81	100	100	103	97	91	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Thu	81	99	99	100	92	87	86	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	82	82	81
Fri	81	100	100	90	89	87	86	86	85	86	87	88	86	84	83	81	80
Sat	80	82	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81
Sun	81	80	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	90	95	95	86	85	81