Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Stockton

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 39 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Stockton 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	38	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	39	40	40
Tue	38	39	41	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	39	39	39
Wed	38	40	41	40	41	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	39	39	40	39
Thu	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	39
Fri	38	40	41	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	40	41	40	39	39	39	39
Sat	39	39	40	39	40	40	40	39	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Elk Grove to Stockton (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 11:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (9 to 10 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 Stockton 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 Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 11:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 38 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Stockton?

Leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (21 miles)

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More drives

Stockton 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	38	39	41	41	42	43	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	39	39	39
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Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

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Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sat	39	39	40	39	40	40	40	39	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39