Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Elk Grove

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-80 East, usually 84 at this time.

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	88	91	91	94	96	96	96	96	102	112	113	109	99	88	87	85
Tue	85	88	91	92	92	93	94	94	94	101	116	125	118	105	89	86	85
Wed	85	88	92	92	93	94	95	95	96	102	120	128	121	107	92	86	85
Thu	85	88	92	92	92	93	94	94	96	106	119	128	121	108	92	86	85
Fri	85	88	90	90	92	93	95	98	104	119	128	130	127	112	96	88	85
Sat	85	85	85	87	88	91	95	96	98	99	99	98	96	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	86	88	90	91	93	94	93	92	92	90	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 85 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (99 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 9:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 85 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 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

More drives

Elk Grove to Oakland (return trip) · Oakland to San Jose · Oakland to Palo Alto · Oakland to Fremont · Oakland to Walnut Creek · Oakland to San Mateo · Oakland to Hayward · Oakland to Mountain View · Oakland to Pleasanton · Oakland to Santa Clara · Oakland to Richmond · Oakland to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	88	91	91	94	96	96	96	96	102	112	113	109	99	88	87	85
Tue	85	88	91	92	92	93	94	94	94	101	116	125	118	105	89	86	85
Wed	85	88	92	92	93	94	95	95	96	102	120	128	121	107	92	86	85
Thu	85	88	92	92	92	93	94	94	96	106	119	128	121	108	92	86	85
Fri	85	88	90	90	92	93	95	98	104	119	128	130	127	112	96	88	85
Sat	85	85	85	87	88	91	95	96	98	99	99	98	96	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	86	88	90	91	93	94	93	92	92	90	89	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	88	91	91	94	96	96	96	96	102	112	113	109	99	88	87	85
Tue	85	88	91	92	92	93	94	94	94	101	116	125	118	105	89	86	85
Wed	85	88	92	92	93	94	95	95	96	102	120	128	121	107	92	86	85
Thu	85	88	92	92	92	93	94	94	96	106	119	128	121	108	92	86	85
Fri	85	88	90	90	92	93	95	98	104	119	128	130	127	112	96	88	85
Sat	85	85	85	87	88	91	95	96	98	99	99	98	96	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	86	88	90	91	93	94	93	92	92	90	89	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	88	91	91	94	96	96	96	96	102	112	113	109	99	88	87	85
Tue	85	88	91	92	92	93	94	94	94	101	116	125	118	105	89	86	85
Wed	85	88	92	92	93	94	95	95	96	102	120	128	121	107	92	86	85
Thu	85	88	92	92	92	93	94	94	96	106	119	128	121	108	92	86	85
Fri	85	88	90	90	92	93	95	98	104	119	128	130	127	112	96	88	85
Sat	85	85	85	87	88	91	95	96	98	99	99	98	96	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	86	88	90	91	93	94	93	92	92	90	89	88	84