Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Elk Grove
Right now (2:19 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via US-50 West, usually 38 at this time.
Only 22% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 38 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Tue | 38 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Wed | 38 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Thu | 38 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Fri | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Sat | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Sun | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
About this drive
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 48 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).
About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (30 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom (Sutter Street) to central Elk Grove (Elk Grove Florin Road) 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 Folsom to Elk Grove?
On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 48 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 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Folsom to Elk Grove?
Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-50 West in Sacramento (9 miles)
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