Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to San Leandro

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-580 East and SR-99 South, usually 106 at this time.

Only 31% 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 San Leandro 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	95	100	104	104	105	105	105	105	104	109	118	121	123	112	99	96	95
Tue	95	99	107	105	104	104	103	103	104	111	118	117	111	105	99	96	94
Wed	95	100	108	105	103	104	103	103	104	111	121	120	114	107	103	99	94
Thu	95	100	113	105	102	102	102	102	104	115	115	124	114	111	106	106	97
Fri	95	99	102	102	103	103	104	107	112	123	129	131	122	110	99	100	96
Sat	94	94	96	96	96	98	98	98	99	100	98	98	95	95	96	95	93
Sun	94	94	94	94	95	96	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	96	96	93

About this drive

On weekdays the 99-mile drive from Elk Grove to San Leandro (via I-580 East and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (11 to 19 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 San Leandro 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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elk Grove to San Leandro?

The 99-mile drive usually takes 94 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to San Leandro?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (32 miles) · SR-99 South in Bay Area (23 miles)

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San Leandro 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	95	100	104	104	105	105	105	105	104	109	118	121	123	112	99	96	95
Tue	95	99	107	105	104	104	103	103	104	111	118	117	111	105	99	96	94
Wed	95	100	108	105	103	104	103	103	104	111	121	120	114	107	103	99	94
Thu	95	100	113	105	102	102	102	102	104	115	115	124	114	111	106	106	97
Fri	95	99	102	102	103	103	104	107	112	123	129	131	122	110	99	100	96
Sat	94	94	96	96	96	98	98	98	99	100	98	98	95	95	96	95	93
Sun	94	94	94	94	95	96	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	96	96	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	100	104	104	105	105	105	105	104	109	118	121	123	112	99	96	95
Tue	95	99	107	105	104	104	103	103	104	111	118	117	111	105	99	96	94
Wed	95	100	108	105	103	104	103	103	104	111	121	120	114	107	103	99	94
Thu	95	100	113	105	102	102	102	102	104	115	115	124	114	111	106	106	97
Fri	95	99	102	102	103	103	104	107	112	123	129	131	122	110	99	100	96
Sat	94	94	96	96	96	98	98	98	99	100	98	98	95	95	96	95	93
Sun	94	94	94	94	95	96	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	96	96	93

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	100	104	104	105	105	105	105	104	109	118	121	123	112	99	96	95
Tue	95	99	107	105	104	104	103	103	104	111	118	117	111	105	99	96	94
Wed	95	100	108	105	103	104	103	103	104	111	121	120	114	107	103	99	94
Thu	95	100	113	105	102	102	102	102	104	115	115	124	114	111	106	106	97
Fri	95	99	102	102	103	103	104	107	112	123	129	131	122	110	99	100	96
Sat	94	94	96	96	96	98	98	98	99	100	98	98	95	95	96	95	93
Sun	94	94	94	94	95	96	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	96	96	93