Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Citrus Heights
Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-99 North and SR-51 North and I-80 East, usually 27 at this time.
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 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Tue | 26 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 44 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Wed | 26 | 28 | 33 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 44 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Thu | 26 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Fri | 26 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Sat | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Sun | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Elk Grove to Citrus Heights (via SR-99 North and SR-51 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Elk Grove to Citrus Heights?
The 29-mile drive usually takes 26 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Citrus Heights?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 North in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (6 miles)
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