Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Elk Grove

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via SR-12 East and I-5 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 12% 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	81	84	78	81	80	81	77	80	80	79	77	77	75	74	73
Tue	73	76	80	80	79	83	84	84	83	83	82	80	80	78	74	73	73
Wed	73	75	79	81	80	79	79	80	81	86	82	83	81	75	73	74	73
Thu	73	74	77	81	79	83	82	77	86	81	86	79	78	76	73	73	72
Fri	72	75	78	77	79	80	79	86	82	81	83	87	86	80	74	73	74
Sat	71	71	71	74	74	77	82	81	80	78	79	75	77	76	75	73	73
Sun	72	73	73	74	72	74	73	82	75	76	77	79	84	80	76	74	74

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 88 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (86 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 50 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 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 88 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 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 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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More drives

Elk Grove to Oakley (return trip) · Oakley to San Jose · Oakley to San Francisco · Oakley to Sacramento · Oakley to Oakland · Oakley to Santa Rosa

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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	81	84	78	81	80	81	77	80	80	79	77	77	75	74	73
Tue	73	76	80	80	79	83	84	84	83	83	82	80	80	78	74	73	73
Wed	73	75	79	81	80	79	79	80	81	86	82	83	81	75	73	74	73
Thu	73	74	77	81	79	83	82	77	86	81	86	79	78	76	73	73	72
Fri	72	75	78	77	79	80	79	86	82	81	83	87	86	80	74	73	74
Sat	71	71	71	74	74	77	82	81	80	78	79	75	77	76	75	73	73
Sun	72	73	73	74	72	74	73	82	75	76	77	79	84	80	76	74	74

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

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