Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Pleasanton

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via SR-99 South and I-580 East, usually 103 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Pleasanton 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	87	91	92	93	94	95	95	96	94	96	109	111	115	105	92	89	88
Tue	87	90	92	92	93	94	93	93	93	95	103	106	102	97	92	89	87
Wed	87	90	92	93	93	94	94	92	93	95	102	109	105	101	96	92	87
Thu	87	90	92	93	92	92	92	92	93	97	100	114	107	102	98	94	89
Fri	87	93	102	100	100	102	100	108	96	108	117	116	115	103	91	93	90
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	89	90	87	88	88	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	88	88	88	87	88	88	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Elk Grove to Pleasanton (via SR-99 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (21 to 27 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 Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 87 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	91	92	93	94	95	95	96	94	96	109	111	115	105	92	89	88
Tue	87	90	92	92	93	94	93	93	93	95	103	106	102	97	92	89	87
Wed	87	90	92	93	93	94	94	92	93	95	102	109	105	101	96	92	87
Thu	87	90	92	93	92	92	92	92	93	97	100	114	107	102	98	94	89
Fri	87	93	102	100	100	102	100	108	96	108	117	116	115	103	91	93	90
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	89	90	87	88	88	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	88	88	88	87	88	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	91	92	93	94	95	95	96	94	96	109	111	115	105	92	89	88
Tue	87	90	92	92	93	94	93	93	93	95	103	106	102	97	92	89	87
Wed	87	90	92	93	93	94	94	92	93	95	102	109	105	101	96	92	87
Thu	87	90	92	93	92	92	92	92	93	97	100	114	107	102	98	94	89
Fri	87	93	102	100	100	102	100	108	96	108	117	116	115	103	91	93	90
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	89	90	87	88	88	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	88	88	88	87	88	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	91	92	93	94	95	95	96	94	96	109	111	115	105	92	89	88
Tue	87	90	92	92	93	94	93	93	93	95	103	106	102	97	92	89	87
Wed	87	90	92	93	93	94	94	92	93	95	102	109	105	101	96	92	87
Thu	87	90	92	93	92	92	92	92	93	97	100	114	107	102	98	94	89
Fri	87	93	102	100	100	102	100	108	96	108	117	116	115	103	91	93	90
Sat	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	89	90	87	88	88	88	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	88	88	88	87	88	88	87