Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Folsom
Right now (9:48 am PDT): about 39 minutes via US-50 East, usually 41 at this time.
Only 27% 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 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 |
| Tue | 38 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Wed | 38 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Thu | 38 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Fri | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Sat | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Sun | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Elk Grove to Folsom (via US-50 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 4 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).
About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (29 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elk Grove (Elk Grove Florin Road) to central Folsom (Sutter Street) 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 Folsom?
On weekdays, leave before 4 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Elk Grove to Folsom?
The 25-mile drive usually takes 37 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Folsom?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-50 East in Sacramento (9 miles)
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