Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Petaluma

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via I-80 West and SR-99 North, usually 104 at this time.

Only 55% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Elk Grove to Petaluma (via I-80 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 131 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (136 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (41 to 57 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 Petaluma 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 Petaluma?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 93-mile drive usually takes 96 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Petaluma?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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