Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Vallejo

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-80 West and SR-99 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Vallejo 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	66	75	78	80	77	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	70	67	67	67	67
Tue	65	72	79	89	88	75	73	72	72	71	72	71	71	67	67	67	66
Wed	65	72	78	86	81	77	74	73	72	72	72	72	71	67	68	67	66
Thu	65	71	77	84	80	75	72	72	72	71	72	74	71	69	66	67	68
Fri	65	72	73	78	77	76	75	76	78	78	82	81	76	70	68	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	68	70	81	89	84	81	77	75	74	69	67	68	68	66
Sun	65	66	66	66	68	70	80	85	85	82	80	80	77	74	71	69	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Elk Grove to Vallejo (via I-80 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 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 Vallejo 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 Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 65 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Vallejo?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	75	78	80	77	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	70	67	67	67	67
Tue	65	72	79	89	88	75	73	72	72	71	72	71	71	67	67	67	66
Wed	65	72	78	86	81	77	74	73	72	72	72	72	71	67	68	67	66
Thu	65	71	77	84	80	75	72	72	72	71	72	74	71	69	66	67	68
Fri	65	72	73	78	77	76	75	76	78	78	82	81	76	70	68	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	68	70	81	89	84	81	77	75	74	69	67	68	68	66
Sun	65	66	66	66	68	70	80	85	85	82	80	80	77	74	71	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	75	78	80	77	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	70	67	67	67	67
Tue	65	72	79	89	88	75	73	72	72	71	72	71	71	67	67	67	66
Wed	65	72	78	86	81	77	74	73	72	72	72	72	71	67	68	67	66
Thu	65	71	77	84	80	75	72	72	72	71	72	74	71	69	66	67	68
Fri	65	72	73	78	77	76	75	76	78	78	82	81	76	70	68	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	68	70	81	89	84	81	77	75	74	69	67	68	68	66
Sun	65	66	66	66	68	70	80	85	85	82	80	80	77	74	71	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	75	78	80	77	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	70	67	67	67	67
Tue	65	72	79	89	88	75	73	72	72	71	72	71	71	67	67	67	66
Wed	65	72	78	86	81	77	74	73	72	72	72	72	71	67	68	67	66
Thu	65	71	77	84	80	75	72	72	72	71	72	74	71	69	66	67	68
Fri	65	72	73	78	77	76	75	76	78	78	82	81	76	70	68	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	68	70	81	89	84	81	77	75	74	69	67	68	68	66
Sun	65	66	66	66	68	70	80	85	85	82	80	80	77	74	71	69	65