Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to SMF

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 39 minutes via SR-99 North and I-5 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 69% 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 SMF 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	26	28	31	38	32	30	30	30	31	30	30	37	36	31	27	27	27
Tue	26	28	34	45	37	32	31	31	31	31	31	41	45	34	28	27	27
Wed	26	28	33	46	36	32	31	31	31	31	32	43	43	35	28	27	26
Thu	26	28	33	44	36	31	30	30	30	30	34	43	44	34	28	27	27
Fri	26	27	30	34	31	30	29	29	29	29	34	42	41	34	29	27	26
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	26
Sun	26	27	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	27	27	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Elk Grove to SMF (via SR-99 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elk Grove (Elk Grove Florin Road) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) 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 SMF?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 26 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to SMF?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 North in Sacramento (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (10 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

SMF to Elk Grove (return trip) · Elk Grove to Sacramento · Elk Grove to Roseville · Elk Grove to Davis · 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 · Elk Grove to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	28	31	38	32	30	30	30	31	30	30	37	36	31	27	27	27
Tue	26	28	34	45	37	32	31	31	31	31	31	41	45	34	28	27	27
Wed	26	28	33	46	36	32	31	31	31	31	32	43	43	35	28	27	26
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Fri	26	27	30	34	31	30	29	29	29	29	34	42	41	34	29	27	26
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	26
Sun	26	27	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	27	27	27

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Tue	26	28	34	45	37	32	31	31	31	31	31	41	45	34	28	27	27
Wed	26	28	33	46	36	32	31	31	31	31	32	43	43	35	28	27	26
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Tue	26	28	34	45	37	32	31	31	31	31	31	41	45	34	28	27	27
Wed	26	28	33	46	36	32	31	31	31	31	32	43	43	35	28	27	26
Thu	26	28	33	44	36	31	30	30	30	30	34	43	44	34	28	27	27
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