Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from North Highlands to Elk Grove
Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-51 South, usually 25 at this time.
Only 73% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 24 | 25 | 27 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Wed | 24 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 24 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Fri | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 24-mile drive from North Highlands to Elk Grove (via SR-99 South and SR-51 South) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (28 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 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 North Highlands 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 North Highlands to Elk Grove?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from North Highlands to Elk Grove?
The 24-mile drive usually takes 24 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from North Highlands to Elk Grove?
Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Sacramento (10 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles)
Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow
More drives
Elk Grove to North Highlands (return trip) · North Highlands to Sacramento · North Highlands to Stockton