Best Time to Drive from Napa to Elk Grove

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-80 East, usually 78 at this time.

Only 76% 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 72-mile drive from Napa to Elk Grove (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Napa 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 Napa to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 67 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Napa to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles)

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