Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Richmond

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-80 West, usually 80 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Richmond 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	79	91	95	96	90	88	87	87	86	87	85	86	82	79	79	79	79
Tue	78	88	98	103	100	87	85	85	84	85	86	87	86	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	89	96	100	93	90	87	85	84	86	86	86	84	80	80	79	78
Thu	78	89	98	99	92	88	84	84	85	86	87	89	85	81	78	79	78
Fri	77	86	88	90	90	88	87	88	88	90	93	93	87	81	79	78	77
Sat	77	78	79	80	81	91	99	95	92	89	87	85	81	79	80	80	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	82	91	96	97	94	92	92	89	86	83	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Elk Grove to Richmond (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 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 Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 77 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Richmond?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (39 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles)

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

More drives

Richmond 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	79	91	95	96	90	88	87	87	86	87	85	86	82	79	79	79	79
Tue	78	88	98	103	100	87	85	85	84	85	86	87	86	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	89	96	100	93	90	87	85	84	86	86	86	84	80	80	79	78
Thu	78	89	98	99	92	88	84	84	85	86	87	89	85	81	78	79	78
Fri	77	86	88	90	90	88	87	88	88	90	93	93	87	81	79	78	77
Sat	77	78	79	80	81	91	99	95	92	89	87	85	81	79	80	80	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	82	91	96	97	94	92	92	89	86	83	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	91	95	96	90	88	87	87	86	87	85	86	82	79	79	79	79
Tue	78	88	98	103	100	87	85	85	84	85	86	87	86	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	89	96	100	93	90	87	85	84	86	86	86	84	80	80	79	78
Thu	78	89	98	99	92	88	84	84	85	86	87	89	85	81	78	79	78
Fri	77	86	88	90	90	88	87	88	88	90	93	93	87	81	79	78	77
Sat	77	78	79	80	81	91	99	95	92	89	87	85	81	79	80	80	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	82	91	96	97	94	92	92	89	86	83	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	91	95	96	90	88	87	87	86	87	85	86	82	79	79	79	79
Tue	78	88	98	103	100	87	85	85	84	85	86	87	86	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	89	96	100	93	90	87	85	84	86	86	86	84	80	80	79	78
Thu	78	89	98	99	92	88	84	84	85	86	87	89	85	81	78	79	78
Fri	77	86	88	90	90	88	87	88	88	90	93	93	87	81	79	78	77
Sat	77	78	79	80	81	91	99	95	92	89	87	85	81	79	80	80	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	80	82	91	96	97	94	92	92	89	86	83	81	77