Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Folsom

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 39 minutes via US-50 East, usually 39 at this time.

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Elk Grove to Folsom (via US-50 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 4:30 pm or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Folsom to Elk Grove

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 16 miles: 29 to 33 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Elk Grove (Elk Grove Florin Road) to central Folsom (Sutter Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elk Grove to Folsom 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	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	39	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	42	43	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	42	45	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	41	41	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	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

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 4:30 pm or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 38 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Folsom?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	39	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	42	43	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	42	45	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	41	41	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	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

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	39	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	42	43	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	42	45	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	41	41	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	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

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	40	39	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	42	43	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	42	45	38	38	38	38
Thu	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	41	41	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	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