Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Walnut Creek

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-99 South and SR-12 West, usually 99 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Walnut Creek 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	109	124	117	110	110	112	111	111	111	116	114	116	117	109	101	101	101
Tue	113	132	126	111	110	109	109	108	110	111	112	113	108	99	99	98	98
Wed	109	131	124	110	109	112	110	109	111	111	111	116	107	101	99	100	98
Thu	110	133	123	108	107	108	108	108	110	111	113	123	113	100	99	99	98
Fri	102	120	128	123	125	119	111	125	115	129	126	136	135	114	99	99	99
Sat	98	99	100	101	101	103	103	103	104	104	105	105	99	99	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	98	99	101	102	102	104	103	103	101	100	100	100	99	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Elk Grove to Walnut Creek (via SR-4 West and SR-99 South and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 150 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (44 to 80 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 Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 150 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Elk Grove to Walnut Creek?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 98 to 150 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 150 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-99 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 South 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	109	124	117	110	110	112	111	111	111	116	114	116	117	109	101	101	101
Tue	113	132	126	111	110	109	109	108	110	111	112	113	108	99	99	98	98
Wed	109	131	124	110	109	112	110	109	111	111	111	116	107	101	99	100	98
Thu	110	133	123	108	107	108	108	108	110	111	113	123	113	100	99	99	98
Fri	102	120	128	123	125	119	111	125	115	129	126	136	135	114	99	99	99
Sat	98	99	100	101	101	103	103	103	104	104	105	105	99	99	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	98	99	101	102	102	104	103	103	101	100	100	100	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	124	117	110	110	112	111	111	111	116	114	116	117	109	101	101	101
Tue	113	132	126	111	110	109	109	108	110	111	112	113	108	99	99	98	98
Wed	109	131	124	110	109	112	110	109	111	111	111	116	107	101	99	100	98
Thu	110	133	123	108	107	108	108	108	110	111	113	123	113	100	99	99	98
Fri	102	120	128	123	125	119	111	125	115	129	126	136	135	114	99	99	99
Sat	98	99	100	101	101	103	103	103	104	104	105	105	99	99	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	98	99	101	102	102	104	103	103	101	100	100	100	99	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	124	117	110	110	112	111	111	111	116	114	116	117	109	101	101	101
Tue	113	132	126	111	110	109	109	108	110	111	112	113	108	99	99	98	98
Wed	109	131	124	110	109	112	110	109	111	111	111	116	107	101	99	100	98
Thu	110	133	123	108	107	108	108	108	110	111	113	123	113	100	99	99	98
Fri	102	120	128	123	125	119	111	125	115	129	126	136	135	114	99	99	99
Sat	98	99	100	101	101	103	103	103	104	104	105	105	99	99	99	98	97
Sun	98	98	99	98	99	101	102	102	104	103	103	101	100	100	100	99	98