Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Fairfield

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-80 West and SR-99 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Fairfield 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	52	59	63	65	62	60	59	59	59	58	58	59	57	53	53	54	53
Tue	52	56	63	74	73	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	54	53	53	53
Wed	51	57	63	71	65	61	59	58	57	58	58	57	57	54	54	53	52
Thu	51	56	62	70	64	60	57	57	58	58	58	60	58	55	53	53	53
Fri	52	57	58	63	62	61	60	61	62	62	64	65	62	56	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	65	73	68	66	62	60	58	55	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	65	69	69	66	65	65	61	58	56	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Elk Grove to Fairfield (via I-80 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Fairfield?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 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

Fairfield 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	52	59	63	65	62	60	59	59	59	58	58	59	57	53	53	54	53
Tue	52	56	63	74	73	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	54	53	53	53
Wed	51	57	63	71	65	61	59	58	57	58	58	57	57	54	54	53	52
Thu	51	56	62	70	64	60	57	57	58	58	58	60	58	55	53	53	53
Fri	52	57	58	63	62	61	60	61	62	62	64	65	62	56	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	65	73	68	66	62	60	58	55	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	65	69	69	66	65	65	61	58	56	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	59	63	65	62	60	59	59	59	58	58	59	57	53	53	54	53
Tue	52	56	63	74	73	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	54	53	53	53
Wed	51	57	63	71	65	61	59	58	57	58	58	57	57	54	54	53	52
Thu	51	56	62	70	64	60	57	57	58	58	58	60	58	55	53	53	53
Fri	52	57	58	63	62	61	60	61	62	62	64	65	62	56	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	65	73	68	66	62	60	58	55	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	65	69	69	66	65	65	61	58	56	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	59	63	65	62	60	59	59	59	58	58	59	57	53	53	54	53
Tue	52	56	63	74	73	60	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	54	53	53	53
Wed	51	57	63	71	65	61	59	58	57	58	58	57	57	54	54	53	52
Thu	51	56	62	70	64	60	57	57	58	58	58	60	58	55	53	53	53
Fri	52	57	58	63	62	61	60	61	62	62	64	65	62	56	53	53	52
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	65	73	68	66	62	60	58	55	53	53	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	65	69	69	66	65	65	61	58	56	55	52