Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Elk Grove

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-580 West and SR-99 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Livermore 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	76	90	95	92	82	81	81	81	82	79	81	82	81	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	88	91	90	85	81	80	80	79	78	78	80	80	78	76	76	75
Wed	76	90	94	93	92	83	81	80	79	78	79	80	80	79	76	76	75
Thu	76	89	93	90	85	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	81	79	76	77	76
Fri	77	91	94	86	86	81	80	80	79	83	87	88	85	80	78	76	75
Sat	76	77	77	76	77	78	80	82	81	82	80	77	77	76	76	76	76
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	79	85	88	78	77	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Livermore to Elk Grove (via I-580 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 75 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-99 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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More drives

Elk Grove to Livermore (return trip) · Livermore to San Jose · Livermore to San Francisco · Livermore to Sacramento · Livermore to Oakland · Livermore to Stockton · Livermore to Modesto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	90	95	92	82	81	81	81	82	79	81	82	81	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	88	91	90	85	81	80	80	79	78	78	80	80	78	76	76	75
Wed	76	90	94	93	92	83	81	80	79	78	79	80	80	79	76	76	75
Thu	76	89	93	90	85	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	81	79	76	77	76
Fri	77	91	94	86	86	81	80	80	79	83	87	88	85	80	78	76	75
Sat	76	77	77	76	77	78	80	82	81	82	80	77	77	76	76	76	76
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	79	85	88	78	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	90	95	92	82	81	81	81	82	79	81	82	81	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	88	91	90	85	81	80	80	79	78	78	80	80	78	76	76	75
Wed	76	90	94	93	92	83	81	80	79	78	79	80	80	79	76	76	75
Thu	76	89	93	90	85	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	81	79	76	77	76
Fri	77	91	94	86	86	81	80	80	79	83	87	88	85	80	78	76	75
Sat	76	77	77	76	77	78	80	82	81	82	80	77	77	76	76	76	76
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	79	85	88	78	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	90	95	92	82	81	81	81	82	79	81	82	81	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	88	91	90	85	81	80	80	79	78	78	80	80	78	76	76	75
Wed	76	90	94	93	92	83	81	80	79	78	79	80	80	79	76	76	75
Thu	76	89	93	90	85	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	81	79	76	77	76
Fri	77	91	94	86	86	81	80	80	79	83	87	88	85	80	78	76	75
Sat	76	77	77	76	77	78	80	82	81	82	80	77	77	76	76	76	76
Sun	76	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	79	85	88	78	77	75