Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Antioch

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-12 West, usually 79 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Elk Grove to Antioch 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	78	85	87	86	88	85	85	85	84	87	87	92	88	84	79	80	79
Tue	78	87	87	89	88	86	84	85	86	84	87	86	83	80	79	79	79
Wed	78	84	83	87	87	87	87	85	85	85	86	87	85	80	79	79	78
Thu	78	84	83	84	84	85	85	83	85	86	88	100	89	80	80	79	79
Fri	78	82	84	86	83	85	85	86	87	89	107	139	122	94	80	79	79
Sat	78	78	78	80	81	81	84	82	83	81	84	87	80	79	80	79	78
Sun	77	78	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	83	86	82	84	82	80	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Elk Grove to Antioch (via SR-99 South and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (51 to 70 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 Antioch 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 Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 78 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Antioch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Antioch to Elk Grove (return trip) · Elk Grove to Sacramento · Elk Grove to Roseville · Elk Grove to Davis · Elk Grove to SMF · Elk Grove to Folsom · Elk Grove to Oakland · Elk Grove to Stockton · Elk Grove to Fremont · Elk Grove to Hayward · Elk Grove to Concord · Elk Grove to Modesto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	87	86	88	85	85	85	84	87	87	92	88	84	79	80	79
Tue	78	87	87	89	88	86	84	85	86	84	87	86	83	80	79	79	79
Wed	78	84	83	87	87	87	87	85	85	85	86	87	85	80	79	79	78
Thu	78	84	83	84	84	85	85	83	85	86	88	100	89	80	80	79	79
Fri	78	82	84	86	83	85	85	86	87	89	107	139	122	94	80	79	79
Sat	78	78	78	80	81	81	84	82	83	81	84	87	80	79	80	79	78
Sun	77	78	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	83	86	82	84	82	80	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	87	86	88	85	85	85	84	87	87	92	88	84	79	80	79
Tue	78	87	87	89	88	86	84	85	86	84	87	86	83	80	79	79	79
Wed	78	84	83	87	87	87	87	85	85	85	86	87	85	80	79	79	78
Thu	78	84	83	84	84	85	85	83	85	86	88	100	89	80	80	79	79
Fri	78	82	84	86	83	85	85	86	87	89	107	139	122	94	80	79	79
Sat	78	78	78	80	81	81	84	82	83	81	84	87	80	79	80	79	78
Sun	77	78	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	83	86	82	84	82	80	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	87	86	88	85	85	85	84	87	87	92	88	84	79	80	79
Tue	78	87	87	89	88	86	84	85	86	84	87	86	83	80	79	79	79
Wed	78	84	83	87	87	87	87	85	85	85	86	87	85	80	79	79	78
Thu	78	84	83	84	84	85	85	83	85	86	88	100	89	80	80	79	79
Fri	78	82	84	86	83	85	85	86	87	89	107	139	122	94	80	79	79
Sat	78	78	78	80	81	81	84	82	83	81	84	87	80	79	80	79	78
Sun	77	78	79	78	79	81	81	82	81	83	86	82	84	82	80	81	78