Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Livermore

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 91 minutes via SR-99 South and I-580 East, usually 83 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Livermore 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	77	80	80	80	83	83	84	84	83	84	93	100	95	87	80	78	77
Tue	77	79	80	80	82	83	83	82	82	85	95	97	92	86	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	83	82	82	85	95	100	97	90	86	81	77
Thu	78	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82	89	93	104	97	89	86	82	78
Fri	77	80	82	83	84	84	83	84	87	95	104	102	97	87	81	80	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	80	80	80	80	80	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Elk Grove to Livermore (via SR-99 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (14 to 24 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 Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 77 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Livermore?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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

More drives

Livermore 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	77	80	80	80	83	83	84	84	83	84	93	100	95	87	80	78	77
Tue	77	79	80	80	82	83	83	82	82	85	95	97	92	86	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	83	82	82	85	95	100	97	90	86	81	77
Thu	78	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82	89	93	104	97	89	86	82	78
Fri	77	80	82	83	84	84	83	84	87	95	104	102	97	87	81	80	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	80	80	80	80	80	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	80	80	83	83	84	84	83	84	93	100	95	87	80	78	77
Tue	77	79	80	80	82	83	83	82	82	85	95	97	92	86	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	83	82	82	85	95	100	97	90	86	81	77
Thu	78	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82	89	93	104	97	89	86	82	78
Fri	77	80	82	83	84	84	83	84	87	95	104	102	97	87	81	80	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	80	80	80	80	80	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	80	80	83	83	84	84	83	84	93	100	95	87	80	78	77
Tue	77	79	80	80	82	83	83	82	82	85	95	97	92	86	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	83	82	82	85	95	100	97	90	86	81	77
Thu	78	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82	89	93	104	97	89	86	82	78
Fri	77	80	82	83	84	84	83	84	87	95	104	102	97	87	81	80	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	81	80	80	80	80	80	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	77