Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Berkeley

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-80 West, usually 88 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Berkeley 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	85	104	109	107	97	96	95	94	93	95	91	92	88	84	84	84	83
Tue	85	103	124	121	109	95	92	91	92	94	90	91	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	83	102	115	112	101	97	94	92	91	93	91	91	88	84	84	83	82
Thu	84	101	119	114	102	96	91	93	93	96	94	93	90	86	83	83	83
Fri	83	94	100	100	96	97	96	98	99	103	100	100	94	87	84	83	82
Sat	82	83	84	85	88	101	110	104	104	102	100	98	92	89	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	91	101	107	108	106	103	104	99	94	90	86	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Elk Grove to Berkeley (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 82 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Berkeley 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	85	104	109	107	97	96	95	94	93	95	91	92	88	84	84	84	83
Tue	85	103	124	121	109	95	92	91	92	94	90	91	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	83	102	115	112	101	97	94	92	91	93	91	91	88	84	84	83	82
Thu	84	101	119	114	102	96	91	93	93	96	94	93	90	86	83	83	83
Fri	83	94	100	100	96	97	96	98	99	103	100	100	94	87	84	83	82
Sat	82	83	84	85	88	101	110	104	104	102	100	98	92	89	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	91	101	107	108	106	103	104	99	94	90	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	104	109	107	97	96	95	94	93	95	91	92	88	84	84	84	83
Tue	85	103	124	121	109	95	92	91	92	94	90	91	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	83	102	115	112	101	97	94	92	91	93	91	91	88	84	84	83	82
Thu	84	101	119	114	102	96	91	93	93	96	94	93	90	86	83	83	83
Fri	83	94	100	100	96	97	96	98	99	103	100	100	94	87	84	83	82
Sat	82	83	84	85	88	101	110	104	104	102	100	98	92	89	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	91	101	107	108	106	103	104	99	94	90	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	104	109	107	97	96	95	94	93	95	91	92	88	84	84	84	83
Tue	85	103	124	121	109	95	92	91	92	94	90	91	89	85	84	83	82
Wed	83	102	115	112	101	97	94	92	91	93	91	91	88	84	84	83	82
Thu	84	101	119	114	102	96	91	93	93	96	94	93	90	86	83	83	83
Fri	83	94	100	100	96	97	96	98	99	103	100	100	94	87	84	83	82
Sat	82	83	84	85	88	101	110	104	104	102	100	98	92	89	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	91	101	107	108	106	103	104	99	94	90	86	82