Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to San Rafael

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via I-80 West, usually 97 at this time.

Only 66% 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 97-mile drive from Elk Grove to San Rafael (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 83 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 25 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 Rafael 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 Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 92 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to San Rafael?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (11 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles)

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