Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Oakland

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via I-80 West, usually 85 at this time.

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	107	113	109	105	99	99	98	97	99	96	96	90	88	87	87	86
Tue	88	108	125	120	107	98	95	95	95	97	95	96	93	91	87	86	86
Wed	86	106	118	116	105	101	98	97	95	98	97	97	95	90	87	87	86
Thu	87	108	122	117	106	100	96	97	97	101	99	100	96	91	87	86	86
Fri	86	96	102	102	99	99	100	100	100	104	103	113	108	99	89	86	86
Sat	86	86	88	88	91	100	106	104	106	103	103	103	100	94	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	89	95	102	107	111	111	109	109	107	102	97	90	85

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 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (112 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 6 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 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 126 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 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Oakland?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 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 · Elk Grove to Fremont · Elk Grove to Hayward · Elk Grove to Concord · Elk Grove to Modesto · Elk Grove to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	107	113	109	105	99	99	98	97	99	96	96	90	88	87	87	86
Tue	88	108	125	120	107	98	95	95	95	97	95	96	93	91	87	86	86
Wed	86	106	118	116	105	101	98	97	95	98	97	97	95	90	87	87	86
Thu	87	108	122	117	106	100	96	97	97	101	99	100	96	91	87	86	86
Fri	86	96	102	102	99	99	100	100	100	104	103	113	108	99	89	86	86
Sat	86	86	88	88	91	100	106	104	106	103	103	103	100	94	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	89	95	102	107	111	111	109	109	107	102	97	90	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	107	113	109	105	99	99	98	97	99	96	96	90	88	87	87	86
Tue	88	108	125	120	107	98	95	95	95	97	95	96	93	91	87	86	86
Wed	86	106	118	116	105	101	98	97	95	98	97	97	95	90	87	87	86
Thu	87	108	122	117	106	100	96	97	97	101	99	100	96	91	87	86	86
Fri	86	96	102	102	99	99	100	100	100	104	103	113	108	99	89	86	86
Sat	86	86	88	88	91	100	106	104	106	103	103	103	100	94	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	89	95	102	107	111	111	109	109	107	102	97	90	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	107	113	109	105	99	99	98	97	99	96	96	90	88	87	87	86
Tue	88	108	125	120	107	98	95	95	95	97	95	96	93	91	87	86	86
Wed	86	106	118	116	105	101	98	97	95	98	97	97	95	90	87	87	86
Thu	87	108	122	117	106	100	96	97	97	101	99	100	96	91	87	86	86
Fri	86	96	102	102	99	99	100	100	100	104	103	113	108	99	89	86	86
Sat	86	86	88	88	91	100	106	104	106	103	103	103	100	94	92	89	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	89	95	102	107	111	111	109	109	107	102	97	90	85