Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to San Ramon

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via SR-99 South and I-580 East, usually 105 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Elk Grove to San Ramon 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	89	92	92	94	96	97	97	97	96	99	110	115	118	106	93	91	89
Tue	89	91	91	92	95	96	95	95	95	99	107	109	104	99	93	90	88
Wed	88	91	92	92	94	96	95	95	95	99	108	112	108	102	98	93	88
Thu	89	91	92	92	94	95	95	94	96	102	103	116	109	104	99	95	90
Fri	88	93	103	98	103	99	99	112	99	112	117	122	117	105	93	95	91
Sat	89	88	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	92	91	92	89	90	90	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Elk Grove to San Ramon (via SR-99 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (12 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 Ramon 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 Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 88 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to San Ramon?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	92	92	94	96	97	97	97	96	99	110	115	118	106	93	91	89
Tue	89	91	91	92	95	96	95	95	95	99	107	109	104	99	93	90	88
Wed	88	91	92	92	94	96	95	95	95	99	108	112	108	102	98	93	88
Thu	89	91	92	92	94	95	95	94	96	102	103	116	109	104	99	95	90
Fri	88	93	103	98	103	99	99	112	99	112	117	122	117	105	93	95	91
Sat	89	88	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	92	91	92	89	90	90	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	92	92	94	96	97	97	97	96	99	110	115	118	106	93	91	89
Tue	89	91	91	92	95	96	95	95	95	99	107	109	104	99	93	90	88
Wed	88	91	92	92	94	96	95	95	95	99	108	112	108	102	98	93	88
Thu	89	91	92	92	94	95	95	94	96	102	103	116	109	104	99	95	90
Fri	88	93	103	98	103	99	99	112	99	112	117	122	117	105	93	95	91
Sat	89	88	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	92	91	92	89	90	90	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	92	92	94	96	97	97	97	96	99	110	115	118	106	93	91	89
Tue	89	91	91	92	95	96	95	95	95	99	107	109	104	99	93	90	88
Wed	88	91	92	92	94	96	95	95	95	99	108	112	108	102	98	93	88
Thu	89	91	92	92	94	95	95	94	96	102	103	116	109	104	99	95	90
Fri	88	93	103	98	103	99	99	112	99	112	117	122	117	105	93	95	91
Sat	89	88	90	90	90	91	90	91	92	92	91	92	89	90	90	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	88