Best Time to Drive from Petaluma to Elk Grove

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 109 minutes via I-80 East, usually 100 at this time.

Only 58% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Petaluma to Elk Grove (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (40 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Petaluma 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 Petaluma to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 93-mile drive usually takes 97 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Petaluma to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles)

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