Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Pittsburg

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 83 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-12 West and SR-4 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 18% 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	88	93	92	90	92	93	93	93	91	90	89	93	93	87	84	84	84
Tue	89	96	92	90	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	89	86	84	83	83	83
Wed	87	96	93	89	92	94	93	92	91	89	90	94	88	85	84	83	83
Thu	89	98	92	88	91	93	91	92	90	92	93	103	97	88	84	83	84
Fri	83	90	95	94	95	93	91	94	93	94	99	111	107	92	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	87	87	84	84	83	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	82	84	84	85	85	87	87	87	87	86	87	86	84	83

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 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (91 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 67 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 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 111 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 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 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	88	93	92	90	92	93	93	93	91	90	89	93	93	87	84	84	84
Tue	89	96	92	90	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	89	86	84	83	83	83
Wed	87	96	93	89	92	94	93	92	91	89	90	94	88	85	84	83	83
Thu	89	98	92	88	91	93	91	92	90	92	93	103	97	88	84	83	84
Fri	83	90	95	94	95	93	91	94	93	94	99	111	107	92	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	87	87	84	84	83	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	82	84	84	85	85	87	87	87	87	86	87	86	84	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	93	92	90	92	93	93	93	91	90	89	93	93	87	84	84	84
Tue	89	96	92	90	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	89	86	84	83	83	83
Wed	87	96	93	89	92	94	93	92	91	89	90	94	88	85	84	83	83
Thu	89	98	92	88	91	93	91	92	90	92	93	103	97	88	84	83	84
Fri	83	90	95	94	95	93	91	94	93	94	99	111	107	92	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	87	87	84	84	83	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	82	84	84	85	85	87	87	87	87	86	87	86	84	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	93	92	90	92	93	93	93	91	90	89	93	93	87	84	84	84
Tue	89	96	92	90	92	93	93	91	91	89	89	89	86	84	83	83	83
Wed	87	96	93	89	92	94	93	92	91	89	90	94	88	85	84	83	83
Thu	89	98	92	88	91	93	91	92	90	92	93	103	97	88	84	83	84
Fri	83	90	95	94	95	93	91	94	93	94	99	111	107	92	84	83	83
Sat	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	89	91	87	87	84	84	83	83	82
Sun	83	83	83	82	84	84	85	85	87	87	87	87	86	87	86	84	83