Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Elk Grove

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-80 East, usually 89 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Oakland 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	85	89	89	91	95	97	98	98	97	97	103	106	111	101	88	86	86
Tue	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	95	94	95	105	113	120	108	89	86	85
Wed	85	89	89	92	94	95	95	95	96	95	106	117	124	109	91	86	85
Thu	85	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	96	96	102	116	124	112	92	86	86
Fri	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	99	101	108	119	126	127	115	95	87	84
Sat	85	86	85	87	89	91	95	96	98	98	97	96	93	90	88	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	84	85	87	89	91	92	93	90	91	89	87	89	88	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Oakland to Elk Grove (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 92 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 84 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	89	89	91	95	97	98	98	97	97	103	106	111	101	88	86	86
Tue	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	95	94	95	105	113	120	108	89	86	85
Wed	85	89	89	92	94	95	95	95	96	95	106	117	124	109	91	86	85
Thu	85	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	96	96	102	116	124	112	92	86	86
Fri	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	99	101	108	119	126	127	115	95	87	84
Sat	85	86	85	87	89	91	95	96	98	98	97	96	93	90	88	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	84	85	87	89	91	92	93	90	91	89	87	89	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	89	89	91	95	97	98	98	97	97	103	106	111	101	88	86	86
Tue	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	95	94	95	105	113	120	108	89	86	85
Wed	85	89	89	92	94	95	95	95	96	95	106	117	124	109	91	86	85
Thu	85	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	96	96	102	116	124	112	92	86	86
Fri	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	99	101	108	119	126	127	115	95	87	84
Sat	85	86	85	87	89	91	95	96	98	98	97	96	93	90	88	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	84	85	87	89	91	92	93	90	91	89	87	89	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	89	89	91	95	97	98	98	97	97	103	106	111	101	88	86	86
Tue	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	95	94	95	105	113	120	108	89	86	85
Wed	85	89	89	92	94	95	95	95	96	95	106	117	124	109	91	86	85
Thu	85	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	96	96	102	116	124	112	92	86	86
Fri	85	88	89	90	93	94	95	99	101	108	119	126	127	115	95	87	84
Sat	85	86	85	87	89	91	95	96	98	98	97	96	93	90	88	87	84
Sun	84	85	84	84	85	87	89	91	92	93	90	91	89	87	89	88	84