Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Danville

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 93 minutes via SR-99 South and I-580 East, usually 93 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Danville 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	89	91	92	93	96	96	97	97	96	98	105	110	108	99	92	91	89
Tue	89	91	93	93	95	96	96	95	95	100	109	108	104	99	94	90	89
Wed	89	91	93	93	94	96	96	95	96	100	111	113	108	103	99	92	89
Thu	89	91	93	93	95	95	95	95	97	105	107	115	109	101	98	94	90
Fri	89	92	93	95	96	96	96	98	101	111	118	115	107	99	93	92	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	92	93	92	92	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 94-mile drive from Elk Grove to Danville (via SR-99 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (10 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 Danville 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 Danville?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 94-mile drive usually takes 89 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Danville?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Danville 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	89	91	92	93	96	96	97	97	96	98	105	110	108	99	92	91	89
Tue	89	91	93	93	95	96	96	95	95	100	109	108	104	99	94	90	89
Wed	89	91	93	93	94	96	96	95	96	100	111	113	108	103	99	92	89
Thu	89	91	93	93	95	95	95	95	97	105	107	115	109	101	98	94	90
Fri	89	92	93	95	96	96	96	98	101	111	118	115	107	99	93	92	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	92	93	92	92	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	92	93	96	96	97	97	96	98	105	110	108	99	92	91	89
Tue	89	91	93	93	95	96	96	95	95	100	109	108	104	99	94	90	89
Wed	89	91	93	93	94	96	96	95	96	100	111	113	108	103	99	92	89
Thu	89	91	93	93	95	95	95	95	97	105	107	115	109	101	98	94	90
Fri	89	92	93	95	96	96	96	98	101	111	118	115	107	99	93	92	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	92	93	92	92	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	91	92	93	96	96	97	97	96	98	105	110	108	99	92	91	89
Tue	89	91	93	93	95	96	96	95	95	100	109	108	104	99	94	90	89
Wed	89	91	93	93	94	96	96	95	96	100	111	113	108	103	99	92	89
Thu	89	91	93	93	95	95	95	95	97	105	107	115	109	101	98	94	90
Fri	89	92	93	95	96	96	96	98	101	111	118	115	107	99	93	92	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	92	93	92	92	90	89
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