Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Lafayette

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 80 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South.

Only 77% 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 Lafayette 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	79	92	98	98	95	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	83	80	80	80	79
Tue	79	91	102	106	98	89	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	83	80	80	79
Wed	79	90	99	104	96	91	89	87	86	87	88	86	86	83	80	79	79
Thu	79	90	101	104	96	90	87	87	87	86	87	88	87	82	80	79	79
Fri	79	87	89	92	91	89	89	88	89	90	94	104	98	89	80	79	79
Sat	79	79	80	81	83	90	95	95	95	91	90	88	86	82	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	84	90	93	96	96	97	95	93	89	86	83	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Elk Grove to Lafayette (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 79 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Lafayette?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lafayette 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	79	92	98	98	95	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	83	80	80	80	79
Tue	79	91	102	106	98	89	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	83	80	80	79
Wed	79	90	99	104	96	91	89	87	86	87	88	86	86	83	80	79	79
Thu	79	90	101	104	96	90	87	87	87	86	87	88	87	82	80	79	79
Fri	79	87	89	92	91	89	89	88	89	90	94	104	98	89	80	79	79
Sat	79	79	80	81	83	90	95	95	95	91	90	88	86	82	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	84	90	93	96	96	97	95	93	89	86	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	92	98	98	95	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	83	80	80	80	79
Tue	79	91	102	106	98	89	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	83	80	80	79
Wed	79	90	99	104	96	91	89	87	86	87	88	86	86	83	80	79	79
Thu	79	90	101	104	96	90	87	87	87	86	87	88	87	82	80	79	79
Fri	79	87	89	92	91	89	89	88	89	90	94	104	98	89	80	79	79
Sat	79	79	80	81	83	90	95	95	95	91	90	88	86	82	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	84	90	93	96	96	97	95	93	89	86	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	92	98	98	95	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	83	80	80	80	79
Tue	79	91	102	106	98	89	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	83	80	80	79
Wed	79	90	99	104	96	91	89	87	86	87	88	86	86	83	80	79	79
Thu	79	90	101	104	96	90	87	87	87	86	87	88	87	82	80	79	79
Fri	79	87	89	92	91	89	89	88	89	90	94	104	98	89	80	79	79
Sat	79	79	80	81	83	90	95	95	95	91	90	88	86	82	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	81	84	90	93	96	96	97	95	93	89	86	83	79