Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Elk Grove

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 124 minutes via I-580 West and SR-99 North, usually 108 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Fremont 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	108	129	127	121	119	117	114	114	115	112	112	113	112	109	108	107	107
Tue	108	126	127	123	120	117	115	113	112	112	111	111	110	108	107	107	106
Wed	108	127	127	131	123	119	115	113	113	112	111	111	112	109	107	107	106
Thu	108	127	126	128	122	117	113	111	111	113	112	113	113	109	108	108	107
Fri	109	127	127	119	118	115	113	113	114	116	117	118	115	112	108	107	105
Sat	107	107	107	107	111	110	114	114	115	114	110	110	109	108	108	107	106
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	112	118	114	109	108	106

About this drive

On weekdays the 98-mile drive from Fremont to Elk Grove (via I-580 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 105 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 10:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 62 miles surface streets (37 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont 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 Fremont to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 10:30 am. The drive usually takes about 105 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 98-mile drive usually takes 105 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (21 miles) · SR-99 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 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	108	129	127	121	119	117	114	114	115	112	112	113	112	109	108	107	107
Tue	108	126	127	123	120	117	115	113	112	112	111	111	110	108	107	107	106
Wed	108	127	127	131	123	119	115	113	113	112	111	111	112	109	107	107	106
Thu	108	127	126	128	122	117	113	111	111	113	112	113	113	109	108	108	107
Fri	109	127	127	119	118	115	113	113	114	116	117	118	115	112	108	107	105
Sat	107	107	107	107	111	110	114	114	115	114	110	110	109	108	108	107	106
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	112	118	114	109	108	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	129	127	121	119	117	114	114	115	112	112	113	112	109	108	107	107
Tue	108	126	127	123	120	117	115	113	112	112	111	111	110	108	107	107	106
Wed	108	127	127	131	123	119	115	113	113	112	111	111	112	109	107	107	106
Thu	108	127	126	128	122	117	113	111	111	113	112	113	113	109	108	108	107
Fri	109	127	127	119	118	115	113	113	114	116	117	118	115	112	108	107	105
Sat	107	107	107	107	111	110	114	114	115	114	110	110	109	108	108	107	106
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	112	118	114	109	108	106

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	129	127	121	119	117	114	114	115	112	112	113	112	109	108	107	107
Tue	108	126	127	123	120	117	115	113	112	112	111	111	110	108	107	107	106
Wed	108	127	127	131	123	119	115	113	113	112	111	111	112	109	107	107	106
Thu	108	127	126	128	122	117	113	111	111	113	112	113	113	109	108	108	107
Fri	109	127	127	119	118	115	113	113	114	116	117	118	115	112	108	107	105
Sat	107	107	107	107	111	110	114	114	115	114	110	110	109	108	108	107	106
Sun	106	106	106	106	107	107	108	108	108	108	108	112	118	114	109	108	106