Best Time to Drive from Lincoln to Elk Grove

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-80 West and SR-99 South and SR-51 South, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Lincoln 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	39	46	51	45	42	43	43	45	46	53	52	51	41	39	40	39
Tue	38	40	52	56	48	43	44	44	44	46	52	55	53	44	43	39	39
Wed	38	40	51	55	47	44	43	43	44	47	52	56	56	45	40	39	39
Thu	38	40	49	54	46	43	44	45	45	48	56	56	55	45	39	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	46	44	44	45	47	48	51	56	53	49	45	41	39	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Lincoln to Elk Grove (via I-80 West and SR-99 South and SR-51 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lincoln to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (10 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · SR-65 South in Sacramento (8 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Elk Grove to Lincoln (return trip) · Lincoln to Sacramento · Lincoln to Stockton · Lincoln to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	46	51	45	42	43	43	45	46	53	52	51	41	39	40	39
Tue	38	40	52	56	48	43	44	44	44	46	52	55	53	44	43	39	39
Wed	38	40	51	55	47	44	43	43	44	47	52	56	56	45	40	39	39
Thu	38	40	49	54	46	43	44	45	45	48	56	56	55	45	39	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	46	44	44	45	47	48	51	56	53	49	45	41	39	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	46	51	45	42	43	43	45	46	53	52	51	41	39	40	39
Tue	38	40	52	56	48	43	44	44	44	46	52	55	53	44	43	39	39
Wed	38	40	51	55	47	44	43	43	44	47	52	56	56	45	40	39	39
Thu	38	40	49	54	46	43	44	45	45	48	56	56	55	45	39	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	46	44	44	45	47	48	51	56	53	49	45	41	39	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	46	51	45	42	43	43	45	46	53	52	51	41	39	40	39
Tue	38	40	52	56	48	43	44	44	44	46	52	55	53	44	43	39	39
Wed	38	40	51	55	47	44	43	43	44	47	52	56	56	45	40	39	39
Thu	38	40	49	54	46	43	44	45	45	48	56	56	55	45	39	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	46	44	44	45	47	48	51	56	53	49	45	41	39	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	41	43	44	45	45	45	44	43	42	40	39	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	43	43	41	41	40	40	40	40	38