Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Elk Grove

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 93 minutes via I-580 West and SR-99 North.

Only 33% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Hayward to Elk Grove (via I-580 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 11 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward 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 Hayward to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 11 am. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 91 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (37 miles) · SR-99 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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