Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Lincoln

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-80 East and SR-99 North and SR-51 North, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elk Grove to Lincoln 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	39	40	44	50	45	43	43	43	43	44	48	60	58	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	47	58	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	62	63	45	40	40	40
Wed	39	41	46	58	48	44	43	43	43	45	53	61	65	46	40	40	39
Thu	39	40	46	56	48	44	43	43	43	46	55	64	62	46	40	40	39
Fri	39	40	43	48	45	43	43	43	44	46	53	57	55	44	41	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	44	43	41	40	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Elk Grove to Lincoln (via I-80 East and SR-99 North and SR-51 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elk Grove to central Lincoln 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 Lincoln?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Lincoln?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (13 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles) · SR-65 North in Sacramento (6 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lincoln 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	39	40	44	50	45	43	43	43	43	44	48	60	58	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	47	58	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	62	63	45	40	40	40
Wed	39	41	46	58	48	44	43	43	43	45	53	61	65	46	40	40	39
Thu	39	40	46	56	48	44	43	43	43	46	55	64	62	46	40	40	39
Fri	39	40	43	48	45	43	43	43	44	46	53	57	55	44	41	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	44	43	41	40	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	44	50	45	43	43	43	43	44	48	60	58	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	47	58	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	62	63	45	40	40	40
Wed	39	41	46	58	48	44	43	43	43	45	53	61	65	46	40	40	39
Thu	39	40	46	56	48	44	43	43	43	46	55	64	62	46	40	40	39
Fri	39	40	43	48	45	43	43	43	44	46	53	57	55	44	41	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	44	43	41	40	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	40	44	50	45	43	43	43	43	44	48	60	58	42	40	40	40
Tue	39	40	47	58	49	43	43	43	44	45	54	62	63	45	40	40	40
Wed	39	41	46	58	48	44	43	43	43	45	53	61	65	46	40	40	39
Thu	39	40	46	56	48	44	43	43	43	46	55	64	62	46	40	40	39
Fri	39	40	43	48	45	43	43	43	44	46	53	57	55	44	41	40	39
Sat	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	44	43	41	40	40	40	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	39