Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Novato

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-80 West, usually 88 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Novato 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	86	100	103	104	105	97	96	95	95	93	93	92	91	88	88	88	87
Tue	86	102	106	111	107	95	94	94	93	92	92	92	91	88	87	87	87
Wed	86	102	105	109	102	98	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	89	88	87	86
Thu	86	101	104	106	100	96	94	94	93	93	92	93	94	90	87	87	87
Fri	86	93	94	98	98	96	97	96	96	96	106	111	103	93	88	88	86
Sat	86	87	88	89	91	98	105	121	116	97	97	93	90	88	88	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	88	91	98	104	105	103	103	109	99	94	93	90	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Elk Grove to Novato (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 28 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 Novato 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 Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 86 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Novato?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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

More drives

Novato 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	86	100	103	104	105	97	96	95	95	93	93	92	91	88	88	88	87
Tue	86	102	106	111	107	95	94	94	93	92	92	92	91	88	87	87	87
Wed	86	102	105	109	102	98	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	89	88	87	86
Thu	86	101	104	106	100	96	94	94	93	93	92	93	94	90	87	87	87
Fri	86	93	94	98	98	96	97	96	96	96	106	111	103	93	88	88	86
Sat	86	87	88	89	91	98	105	121	116	97	97	93	90	88	88	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	88	91	98	104	105	103	103	109	99	94	93	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	100	103	104	105	97	96	95	95	93	93	92	91	88	88	88	87
Tue	86	102	106	111	107	95	94	94	93	92	92	92	91	88	87	87	87
Wed	86	102	105	109	102	98	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	89	88	87	86
Thu	86	101	104	106	100	96	94	94	93	93	92	93	94	90	87	87	87
Fri	86	93	94	98	98	96	97	96	96	96	106	111	103	93	88	88	86
Sat	86	87	88	89	91	98	105	121	116	97	97	93	90	88	88	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	88	91	98	104	105	103	103	109	99	94	93	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	100	103	104	105	97	96	95	95	93	93	92	91	88	88	88	87
Tue	86	102	106	111	107	95	94	94	93	92	92	92	91	88	87	87	87
Wed	86	102	105	109	102	98	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	89	88	87	86
Thu	86	101	104	106	100	96	94	94	93	93	92	93	94	90	87	87	87
Fri	86	93	94	98	98	96	97	96	96	96	106	111	103	93	88	88	86
Sat	86	87	88	89	91	98	105	121	116	97	97	93	90	88	88	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	88	91	98	104	105	103	103	109	99	94	93	90	86