Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Elk Grove

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via SR-12 East and I-5 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Oakley 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	72	75	79	80	77	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	77	77	74	74	73
Tue	73	76	79	79	79	83	83	82	83	81	82	79	78	77	74	73	73
Wed	73	75	78	81	80	79	80	81	80	84	81	83	80	75	73	74	73
Thu	73	74	77	80	79	84	87	86	86	82	86	84	79	78	73	73	72
Fri	73	74	78	77	79	80	83	87	88	85	87	91	94	82	75	74	75
Sat	72	71	73	73	73	76	79	82	77	77	78	77	76	76	75	72	73
Sun	72	72	73	74	73	75	76	79	77	78	78	80	80	78	75	74	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Oakley to Elk Grove (via SR-12 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (38 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley 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 Oakley to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 72 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	79	80	77	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	77	77	74	74	73
Tue	73	76	79	79	79	83	83	82	83	81	82	79	78	77	74	73	73
Wed	73	75	78	81	80	79	80	81	80	84	81	83	80	75	73	74	73
Thu	73	74	77	80	79	84	87	86	86	82	86	84	79	78	73	73	72
Fri	73	74	78	77	79	80	83	87	88	85	87	91	94	82	75	74	75
Sat	72	71	73	73	73	76	79	82	77	77	78	77	76	76	75	72	73
Sun	72	72	73	74	73	75	76	79	77	78	78	80	80	78	75	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	79	80	77	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	77	77	74	74	73
Tue	73	76	79	79	79	83	83	82	83	81	82	79	78	77	74	73	73
Wed	73	75	78	81	80	79	80	81	80	84	81	83	80	75	73	74	73
Thu	73	74	77	80	79	84	87	86	86	82	86	84	79	78	73	73	72
Fri	73	74	78	77	79	80	83	87	88	85	87	91	94	82	75	74	75
Sat	72	71	73	73	73	76	79	82	77	77	78	77	76	76	75	72	73
Sun	72	72	73	74	73	75	76	79	77	78	78	80	80	78	75	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	79	80	77	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	77	77	74	74	73
Tue	73	76	79	79	79	83	83	82	83	81	82	79	78	77	74	73	73
Wed	73	75	78	81	80	79	80	81	80	84	81	83	80	75	73	74	73
Thu	73	74	77	80	79	84	87	86	86	82	86	84	79	78	73	73	72
Fri	73	74	78	77	79	80	83	87	88	85	87	91	94	82	75	74	75
Sat	72	71	73	73	73	76	79	82	77	77	78	77	76	76	75	72	73
Sun	72	72	73	74	73	75	76	79	77	78	78	80	80	78	75	74	73