Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Elk Grove

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-80 East and SR-99 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Fairfield to Elk Grove 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	51	53	55	56	56	58	59	60	59	60	65	66	64	56	53	52	52
Tue	51	53	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	67	73	71	58	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	60	68	75	71	58	53	52	52
Thu	51	53	55	58	56	57	58	58	59	62	72	74	72	58	53	52	51
Fri	51	53	55	55	56	56	57	59	62	69	75	72	68	63	58	54	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	56	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Fairfield to Elk Grove (via I-80 East and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to central Elk Grove 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 Fairfield to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	56	56	58	59	60	59	60	65	66	64	56	53	52	52
Tue	51	53	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	67	73	71	58	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	60	68	75	71	58	53	52	52
Thu	51	53	55	58	56	57	58	58	59	62	72	74	72	58	53	52	51
Fri	51	53	55	55	56	56	57	59	62	69	75	72	68	63	58	54	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	56	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	56	56	58	59	60	59	60	65	66	64	56	53	52	52
Tue	51	53	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	67	73	71	58	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	60	68	75	71	58	53	52	52
Thu	51	53	55	58	56	57	58	58	59	62	72	74	72	58	53	52	51
Fri	51	53	55	55	56	56	57	59	62	69	75	72	68	63	58	54	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	56	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	56	56	58	59	60	59	60	65	66	64	56	53	52	52
Tue	51	53	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	67	73	71	58	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	60	68	75	71	58	53	52	52
Thu	51	53	55	58	56	57	58	58	59	62	72	74	72	58	53	52	51
Fri	51	53	55	55	56	56	57	59	62	69	75	72	68	63	58	54	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	59	56	56	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	51