Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Brentwood

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Brentwood 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	77	78	80	79	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	79
Tue	77	78	79	78	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	79	78	78	78	78
Wed	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	80	81	80	78	78	79	78
Thu	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	82	83	80	78	78	78
Fri	77	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	83	84	80	78	78	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	79	79	78	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Elk Grove to Brentwood (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (46 to 48 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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 77 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	80	79	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	79
Tue	77	78	79	78	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	79	78	78	78	78
Wed	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	80	81	80	78	78	79	78
Thu	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	82	83	80	78	78	78
Fri	77	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	83	84	80	78	78	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	79	79	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	80	79	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	79
Tue	77	78	79	78	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	79	78	78	78	78
Wed	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	80	81	80	78	78	79	78
Thu	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	82	83	80	78	78	78
Fri	77	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	83	84	80	78	78	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	79	79	78	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	80	79	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	79
Tue	77	78	79	78	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	79	78	78	78	78
Wed	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	80	81	80	78	78	79	78
Thu	78	78	79	79	80	81	80	80	80	80	81	82	83	80	78	78	78
Fri	77	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	83	84	80	78	78	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	79	79	78	78