Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Ceres
Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 66 at this time.
Only 15% 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 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Tue | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 66 |
| Wed | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Thu | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Fri | 65 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 66 |
| Sat | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Sun | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Elk Grove to Ceres (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (8 to 9 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 Ceres 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 Ceres?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Elk Grove to Ceres?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 65 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Ceres?
Leaving around 8 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Bay Area (21 miles)
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