Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Livermore

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via SR-99 South and I-580 East, usually 88 at this time.

Only 20% 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	81	82	84	84	84	84	83	87	99	102	104	95	81	79	78
Tue	78	79	80	80	82	83	83	83	82	85	95	98	93	87	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	85	94	100	96	91	86	82	78
Thu	77	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	88	91	105	97	93	88	89	81
Fri	78	80	81	81	82	83	82	83	86	96	108	114	105	93	81	83	80
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	80	79	80	77	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	78	78	78	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 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. 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 3:30 pm on Saturdays (82 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 25 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 114 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 114 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 Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 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	81	82	84	84	84	84	83	87	99	102	104	95	81	79	78
Tue	78	79	80	80	82	83	83	83	82	85	95	98	93	87	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	85	94	100	96	91	86	82	78
Thu	77	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	88	91	105	97	93	88	89	81
Fri	78	80	81	81	82	83	82	83	86	96	108	114	105	93	81	83	80
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	80	79	80	77	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	78	78	78	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	81	82	84	84	84	84	83	87	99	102	104	95	81	79	78
Tue	78	79	80	80	82	83	83	83	82	85	95	98	93	87	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	85	94	100	96	91	86	82	78
Thu	77	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	88	91	105	97	93	88	89	81
Fri	78	80	81	81	82	83	82	83	86	96	108	114	105	93	81	83	80
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	80	79	80	77	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	78	78	78	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	81	82	84	84	84	84	83	87	99	102	104	95	81	79	78
Tue	78	79	80	80	82	83	83	83	82	85	95	98	93	87	82	79	77
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	85	94	100	96	91	86	82	78
Thu	77	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	88	91	105	97	93	88	89	81
Fri	78	80	81	81	82	83	82	83	86	96	108	114	105	93	81	83	80
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	80	79	80	77	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	78	79	78	78	78	78	77