Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Petaluma

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 107 minutes via I-80 West and SR-99 North, usually 107 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Petaluma 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	97	118	127	125	117	111	111	110	108	106	106	103	101	99	99	99	98
Tue	96	119	128	128	118	110	108	107	107	106	107	105	103	101	98	98	97
Wed	96	120	127	127	117	112	110	108	106	105	107	104	103	101	99	99	98
Thu	97	118	127	128	118	111	108	107	107	105	108	107	105	101	98	98	98
Fri	96	108	117	114	112	110	111	109	111	112	121	124	117	109	99	98	97
Sat	97	98	98	99	102	109	116	115	113	108	107	105	102	100	99	99	97
Sun	97	97	97	97	100	103	109	113	115	114	114	112	109	106	103	101	97

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 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (117 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 5:30 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)

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

More drives

Petaluma 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	97	118	127	125	117	111	111	110	108	106	106	103	101	99	99	99	98
Tue	96	119	128	128	118	110	108	107	107	106	107	105	103	101	98	98	97
Wed	96	120	127	127	117	112	110	108	106	105	107	104	103	101	99	99	98
Thu	97	118	127	128	118	111	108	107	107	105	108	107	105	101	98	98	98
Fri	96	108	117	114	112	110	111	109	111	112	121	124	117	109	99	98	97
Sat	97	98	98	99	102	109	116	115	113	108	107	105	102	100	99	99	97
Sun	97	97	97	97	100	103	109	113	115	114	114	112	109	106	103	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	118	127	125	117	111	111	110	108	106	106	103	101	99	99	99	98
Tue	96	119	128	128	118	110	108	107	107	106	107	105	103	101	98	98	97
Wed	96	120	127	127	117	112	110	108	106	105	107	104	103	101	99	99	98
Thu	97	118	127	128	118	111	108	107	107	105	108	107	105	101	98	98	98
Fri	96	108	117	114	112	110	111	109	111	112	121	124	117	109	99	98	97
Sat	97	98	98	99	102	109	116	115	113	108	107	105	102	100	99	99	97
Sun	97	97	97	97	100	103	109	113	115	114	114	112	109	106	103	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	118	127	125	117	111	111	110	108	106	106	103	101	99	99	99	98
Tue	96	119	128	128	118	110	108	107	107	106	107	105	103	101	98	98	97
Wed	96	120	127	127	117	112	110	108	106	105	107	104	103	101	99	99	98
Thu	97	118	127	128	118	111	108	107	107	105	108	107	105	101	98	98	98
Fri	96	108	117	114	112	110	111	109	111	112	121	124	117	109	99	98	97
Sat	97	98	98	99	102	109	116	115	113	108	107	105	102	100	99	99	97
Sun	97	97	97	97	100	103	109	113	115	114	114	112	109	106	103	101	97