Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Rocklin

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-80 East and SR-99 North and SR-51 North, usually 32 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elk Grove to Rocklin 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	31	34	36	41	36	35	35	35	35	36	39	45	44	34	33	33	33
Tue	32	33	39	49	41	36	35	35	36	37	40	47	50	37	33	32	32
Wed	31	33	38	50	40	36	35	35	35	36	40	47	50	37	33	33	32
Thu	31	33	38	47	40	36	35	35	35	37	41	48	49	38	33	32	32
Fri	32	33	35	40	37	35	35	35	36	38	42	45	43	36	33	32	32
Sat	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	36	36	37	36	36	34	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	34	33	33	32	32	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Elk Grove to Rocklin (via I-80 East and SR-99 North and SR-51 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 51 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 Rocklin 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 Rocklin?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 51 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 51 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Rocklin?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 51 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (13 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	32	33	39	49	41	36	35	35	36	37	40	47	50	37	33	32	32
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Tue	32	33	39	49	41	36	35	35	36	37	40	47	50	37	33	32	32
Wed	31	33	38	50	40	36	35	35	35	36	40	47	50	37	33	33	32
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