Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Elk Grove

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-80 East and SR-99 South, usually 55 at this time.

Only 76% 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	52	53	56	56	57	59	60	62	61	62	71	68	64	56	53	53	52
Tue	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	69	77	72	57	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	68	77	68	57	53	52	51
Thu	51	53	55	59	56	57	59	59	59	64	77	78	73	57	53	52	51
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	57	58	60	63	73	80	75	71	64	59	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	57	58	58	60	61	64	60	57	55	54	54	51
Sun	52	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	55	55	54	54	54	53	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 80 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (64 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 80 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 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 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)

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More drives

Elk Grove to Fairfield (return trip) · Fairfield to San Jose · Fairfield to San Francisco · Fairfield to Sacramento · Fairfield to Oakland · Fairfield to Fremont · Fairfield to Santa Rosa · Fairfield to Hayward · Fairfield to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	56	56	57	59	60	62	61	62	71	68	64	56	53	53	52
Tue	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	69	77	72	57	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	68	77	68	57	53	52	51
Thu	51	53	55	59	56	57	59	59	59	64	77	78	73	57	53	52	51
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	57	58	60	63	73	80	75	71	64	59	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	57	58	58	60	61	64	60	57	55	54	54	51
Sun	52	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	56	56	57	59	60	62	61	62	71	68	64	56	53	53	52
Tue	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	69	77	72	57	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	68	77	68	57	53	52	51
Thu	51	53	55	59	56	57	59	59	59	64	77	78	73	57	53	52	51
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	57	58	60	63	73	80	75	71	64	59	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	57	58	58	60	61	64	60	57	55	54	54	51
Sun	52	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	56	56	57	59	60	62	61	62	71	68	64	56	53	53	52
Tue	51	53	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	69	77	72	57	52	52	51
Wed	51	54	56	58	57	57	58	58	58	60	68	77	68	57	53	52	51
Thu	51	53	55	59	56	57	59	59	59	64	77	78	73	57	53	52	51
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	57	58	60	63	73	80	75	71	64	59	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	55	57	58	58	60	61	64	60	57	55	54	54	51
Sun	52	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	51