Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Pittsburg

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-12 West and SR-4 West, usually 83 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Pittsburg 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	89	93	91	90	92	94	93	93	92	93	94	96	100	94	85	85	85
Tue	92	97	93	91	92	92	91	91	91	89	89	91	87	84	83	83	83
Wed	88	96	93	89	91	95	93	92	91	89	89	96	86	85	84	85	83
Thu	89	97	91	88	90	90	91	91	90	89	92	102	93	83	84	84	83
Fri	83	91	106	105	107	102	93	105	93	107	104	114	116	97	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	84	85	85	87	87	86	87	87	88	88	84	83	83	83	82
Sun	82	83	83	82	83	85	86	85	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Elk Grove to Pittsburg (via SR-99 South and SR-12 West and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (44 to 74 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 Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 83 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Pittsburg 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	89	93	91	90	92	94	93	93	92	93	94	96	100	94	85	85	85
Tue	92	97	93	91	92	92	91	91	91	89	89	91	87	84	83	83	83
Wed	88	96	93	89	91	95	93	92	91	89	89	96	86	85	84	85	83
Thu	89	97	91	88	90	90	91	91	90	89	92	102	93	83	84	84	83
Fri	83	91	106	105	107	102	93	105	93	107	104	114	116	97	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	84	85	85	87	87	86	87	87	88	88	84	83	83	83	82
Sun	82	83	83	82	83	85	86	85	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	93	91	90	92	94	93	93	92	93	94	96	100	94	85	85	85
Tue	92	97	93	91	92	92	91	91	91	89	89	91	87	84	83	83	83
Wed	88	96	93	89	91	95	93	92	91	89	89	96	86	85	84	85	83
Thu	89	97	91	88	90	90	91	91	90	89	92	102	93	83	84	84	83
Fri	83	91	106	105	107	102	93	105	93	107	104	114	116	97	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	84	85	85	87	87	86	87	87	88	88	84	83	83	83	82
Sun	82	83	83	82	83	85	86	85	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	93	91	90	92	94	93	93	92	93	94	96	100	94	85	85	85
Tue	92	97	93	91	92	92	91	91	91	89	89	91	87	84	83	83	83
Wed	88	96	93	89	91	95	93	92	91	89	89	96	86	85	84	85	83
Thu	89	97	91	88	90	90	91	91	90	89	92	102	93	83	84	84	83
Fri	83	91	106	105	107	102	93	105	93	107	104	114	116	97	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	84	85	85	87	87	86	87	87	88	88	84	83	83	83	82
Sun	82	83	83	82	83	85	86	85	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	82