Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Martinez

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-80 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Martinez 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	69	78	82	85	89	80	79	78	77	76	75	73	72	69	70	70	69
Tue	68	77	83	93	88	78	76	76	75	74	74	74	72	72	70	70	69
Wed	68	76	81	90	84	80	78	77	75	75	75	73	73	71	70	69	69
Thu	68	76	83	91	86	80	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	72	69	69	69
Fri	68	75	76	81	80	78	78	78	78	78	86	93	88	78	70	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	80	87	87	87	80	80	78	74	72	71	71	68
Sun	68	69	69	69	71	73	81	87	89	87	89	95	85	79	77	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Elk Grove to Martinez (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 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 Martinez 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 Martinez?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 68 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Martinez?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

More drives

Martinez 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	69	78	82	85	89	80	79	78	77	76	75	73	72	69	70	70	69
Tue	68	77	83	93	88	78	76	76	75	74	74	74	72	72	70	70	69
Wed	68	76	81	90	84	80	78	77	75	75	75	73	73	71	70	69	69
Thu	68	76	83	91	86	80	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	72	69	69	69
Fri	68	75	76	81	80	78	78	78	78	78	86	93	88	78	70	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	80	87	87	87	80	80	78	74	72	71	71	68
Sun	68	69	69	69	71	73	81	87	89	87	89	95	85	79	77	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	82	85	89	80	79	78	77	76	75	73	72	69	70	70	69
Tue	68	77	83	93	88	78	76	76	75	74	74	74	72	72	70	70	69
Wed	68	76	81	90	84	80	78	77	75	75	75	73	73	71	70	69	69
Thu	68	76	83	91	86	80	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	72	69	69	69
Fri	68	75	76	81	80	78	78	78	78	78	86	93	88	78	70	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	80	87	87	87	80	80	78	74	72	71	71	68
Sun	68	69	69	69	71	73	81	87	89	87	89	95	85	79	77	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	78	82	85	89	80	79	78	77	76	75	73	72	69	70	70	69
Tue	68	77	83	93	88	78	76	76	75	74	74	74	72	72	70	70	69
Wed	68	76	81	90	84	80	78	77	75	75	75	73	73	71	70	69	69
Thu	68	76	83	91	86	80	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	72	69	69	69
Fri	68	75	76	81	80	78	78	78	78	78	86	93	88	78	70	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	71	73	80	87	87	87	80	80	78	74	72	71	71	68
Sun	68	69	69	69	71	73	81	87	89	87	89	95	85	79	77	73	69