Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to San Leandro

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 109 minutes via I-580 East and SR-99 South, usually 100 at this time.

Only 33% 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.

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 93 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 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 18 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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 99-mile drive usually takes 93 to 126 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 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 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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