Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Woodland

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 North and SR-99 North, usually 33 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Woodland 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	32	35	37	44	38	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	41	38	34	35	34
Tue	32	34	39	50	42	38	37	37	37	36	36	43	46	39	34	40	33
Wed	32	34	38	50	42	38	37	36	36	36	37	44	46	40	35	37	34
Thu	32	34	38	48	41	38	38	39	37	36	39	47	47	39	34	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	41	38	37	36	35	36	36	38	46	43	39	34	33	32
Sat	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	36	34	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	33	33	40	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Elk Grove to Woodland (via I-5 North and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 Woodland 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 Woodland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Woodland?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Sacramento (18 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Woodland 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 · Elk Grove to Stockton · Elk Grove to Fremont · Elk Grove to Hayward · Elk Grove to Concord · Elk Grove to Modesto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	37	44	38	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	41	38	34	35	34
Tue	32	34	39	50	42	38	37	37	37	36	36	43	46	39	34	40	33
Wed	32	34	38	50	42	38	37	36	36	36	37	44	46	40	35	37	34
Thu	32	34	38	48	41	38	38	39	37	36	39	47	47	39	34	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	41	38	37	36	35	36	36	38	46	43	39	34	33	32
Sat	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	36	34	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	33	33	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	37	44	38	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	41	38	34	35	34
Tue	32	34	39	50	42	38	37	37	37	36	36	43	46	39	34	40	33
Wed	32	34	38	50	42	38	37	36	36	36	37	44	46	40	35	37	34
Thu	32	34	38	48	41	38	38	39	37	36	39	47	47	39	34	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	41	38	37	36	35	36	36	38	46	43	39	34	33	32
Sat	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	36	34	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	33	33	40	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	35	37	44	38	37	37	37	37	36	37	41	41	38	34	35	34
Tue	32	34	39	50	42	38	37	37	37	36	36	43	46	39	34	40	33
Wed	32	34	38	50	42	38	37	36	36	36	37	44	46	40	35	37	34
Thu	32	34	38	48	41	38	38	39	37	36	39	47	47	39	34	37	35
Fri	32	34	36	41	38	37	36	35	36	36	38	46	43	39	34	33	32
Sat	33	33	34	33	34	34	34	36	34	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	33	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	33	33	40	34