Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Oakland

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-80 West, usually 94 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Oakland 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	88	110	115	117	108	102	101	100	99	100	98	97	90	88	88	87	87
Tue	88	110	128	126	112	102	98	97	98	98	97	99	92	89	88	87	86
Wed	86	108	125	123	116	109	105	100	98	99	100	99	92	92	91	87	87
Thu	86	110	129	124	114	105	99	98	100	103	101	101	94	90	87	87	86
Fri	87	98	103	111	108	102	102	103	103	107	109	108	100	92	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	88	89	93	106	119	113	113	110	110	107	100	95	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	90	96	108	117	117	116	114	112	107	101	95	90	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Elk Grove to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 92 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 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 downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 86 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Oakland?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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

More drives

Oakland 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 Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	110	115	117	108	102	101	100	99	100	98	97	90	88	88	87	87
Tue	88	110	128	126	112	102	98	97	98	98	97	99	92	89	88	87	86
Wed	86	108	125	123	116	109	105	100	98	99	100	99	92	92	91	87	87
Thu	86	110	129	124	114	105	99	98	100	103	101	101	94	90	87	87	86
Fri	87	98	103	111	108	102	102	103	103	107	109	108	100	92	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	88	89	93	106	119	113	113	110	110	107	100	95	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	90	96	108	117	117	116	114	112	107	101	95	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	110	115	117	108	102	101	100	99	100	98	97	90	88	88	87	87
Tue	88	110	128	126	112	102	98	97	98	98	97	99	92	89	88	87	86
Wed	86	108	125	123	116	109	105	100	98	99	100	99	92	92	91	87	87
Thu	86	110	129	124	114	105	99	98	100	103	101	101	94	90	87	87	86
Fri	87	98	103	111	108	102	102	103	103	107	109	108	100	92	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	88	89	93	106	119	113	113	110	110	107	100	95	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	90	96	108	117	117	116	114	112	107	101	95	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	110	115	117	108	102	101	100	99	100	98	97	90	88	88	87	87
Tue	88	110	128	126	112	102	98	97	98	98	97	99	92	89	88	87	86
Wed	86	108	125	123	116	109	105	100	98	99	100	99	92	92	91	87	87
Thu	86	110	129	124	114	105	99	98	100	103	101	101	94	90	87	87	86
Fri	87	98	103	111	108	102	102	103	103	107	109	108	100	92	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	88	89	93	106	119	113	113	110	110	107	100	95	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	90	96	108	117	117	116	114	112	107	101	95	90	86