Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Fremont

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 130 minutes via SR-99 South and I-580 East, usually 115 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Fremont 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	131	134	133	139	126	117	119	121	116	115	127	128	125	120	111	109	108
Tue	124	128	133	140	141	126	113	113	112	115	123	125	122	118	112	109	107
Wed	126	131	135	139	140	122	113	113	113	115	125	124	125	121	113	110	107
Thu	125	133	136	140	135	117	115	113	114	117	120	131	124	122	119	120	110
Fri	110	117	115	116	113	113	113	112	115	123	132	134	129	119	112	114	109
Sat	108	107	109	109	108	109	111	109	112	118	123	121	121	116	109	109	107
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	109	110	110	110	113	112	110	110	109	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 98-mile drive from Elk Grove to Fremont (via SR-99 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 107 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 61 miles surface streets (40 to 70 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 Fremont 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 Fremont?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 107 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 98-mile drive usually takes 107 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Fremont?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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More drives

Fremont 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	131	134	133	139	126	117	119	121	116	115	127	128	125	120	111	109	108
Tue	124	128	133	140	141	126	113	113	112	115	123	125	122	118	112	109	107
Wed	126	131	135	139	140	122	113	113	113	115	125	124	125	121	113	110	107
Thu	125	133	136	140	135	117	115	113	114	117	120	131	124	122	119	120	110
Fri	110	117	115	116	113	113	113	112	115	123	132	134	129	119	112	114	109
Sat	108	107	109	109	108	109	111	109	112	118	123	121	121	116	109	109	107
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	109	110	110	110	113	112	110	110	109	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	131	134	133	139	126	117	119	121	116	115	127	128	125	120	111	109	108
Tue	124	128	133	140	141	126	113	113	112	115	123	125	122	118	112	109	107
Wed	126	131	135	139	140	122	113	113	113	115	125	124	125	121	113	110	107
Thu	125	133	136	140	135	117	115	113	114	117	120	131	124	122	119	120	110
Fri	110	117	115	116	113	113	113	112	115	123	132	134	129	119	112	114	109
Sat	108	107	109	109	108	109	111	109	112	118	123	121	121	116	109	109	107
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	109	110	110	110	113	112	110	110	109	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	131	134	133	139	126	117	119	121	116	115	127	128	125	120	111	109	108
Tue	124	128	133	140	141	126	113	113	112	115	123	125	122	118	112	109	107
Wed	126	131	135	139	140	122	113	113	113	115	125	124	125	121	113	110	107
Thu	125	133	136	140	135	117	115	113	114	117	120	131	124	122	119	120	110
Fri	110	117	115	116	113	113	113	112	115	123	132	134	129	119	112	114	109
Sat	108	107	109	109	108	109	111	109	112	118	123	121	121	116	109	109	107
Sun	108	108	108	108	108	108	109	109	110	110	110	113	112	110	110	109	107