Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Agua Caliente
Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 98 minutes via I-80 West and SR-99 North, usually 96 at this time.
Only 62% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 84 | 114 | 126 | 118 | 109 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Tue | 83 | 115 | 127 | 124 | 109 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Wed | 83 | 115 | 126 | 120 | 107 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Thu | 84 | 112 | 127 | 122 | 109 | 101 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Fri | 83 | 98 | 114 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 108 | 102 | 94 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Sat | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 90 | 97 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 |
| Sun | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 91 | 99 | 102 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Elk Grove to Agua Caliente (via I-80 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (106 minutes).
About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (28 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elk Grove to central Agua Caliente 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 Elk Grove to Agua Caliente?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Elk Grove to Agua Caliente?
The 85-mile drive usually takes 83 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Agua Caliente?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)
Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow
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