Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Elk Grove

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 40 minutes via US-50 West, usually 39 at this time.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Folsom to Elk Grove (via US-50 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Elk Grove to Folsom

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 17 miles: 30 to 34 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Folsom (Sutter Street) to central Elk Grove (Elk Grove Florin Road) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Folsom 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	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	39	39	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	42	39	38	38	38
Thu	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

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 Folsom to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 38 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	39	39	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	42	39	38	38	38
Thu	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	39	39	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	42	39	38	38	38
Thu	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Tue	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	41	38	38	38	38
Wed	38	39	39	40	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	42	39	38	38	38
Thu	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	38	38	38	38
Fri	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38