Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Elk Grove

Right now (6:33 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via SR-12 East and SR-4 East and I-5 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Pittsburg 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	79	83	87	84	85	85	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	81	82	82	80
Tue	79	85	94	90	84	90	90	86	85	85	90	82	81	80	81	80	80
Wed	80	84	93	86	89	90	90	88	90	92	87	86	83	82	81	80	79
Thu	79	83	90	88	89	91	89	90	90	85	87	85	83	82	84	80	79
Fri	78	81	83	83	86	88	86	100	85	85	89	86	82	84	80	79	79
Sat	80	79	80	81	80	82	80	85	88	81	82	82	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	79	80	80	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Pittsburg to Elk Grove (via SR-12 East and SR-4 East and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (39 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 78 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 11:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 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	79	83	87	84	85	85	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	81	82	82	80
Tue	79	85	94	90	84	90	90	86	85	85	90	82	81	80	81	80	80
Wed	80	84	93	86	89	90	90	88	90	92	87	86	83	82	81	80	79
Thu	79	83	90	88	89	91	89	90	90	85	87	85	83	82	84	80	79
Fri	78	81	83	83	86	88	86	100	85	85	89	86	82	84	80	79	79
Sat	80	79	80	81	80	82	80	85	88	81	82	82	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	79	80	80	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	87	84	85	85	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	81	82	82	80
Tue	79	85	94	90	84	90	90	86	85	85	90	82	81	80	81	80	80
Wed	80	84	93	86	89	90	90	88	90	92	87	86	83	82	81	80	79
Thu	79	83	90	88	89	91	89	90	90	85	87	85	83	82	84	80	79
Fri	78	81	83	83	86	88	86	100	85	85	89	86	82	84	80	79	79
Sat	80	79	80	81	80	82	80	85	88	81	82	82	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	79	80	80	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	87	84	85	85	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	81	82	82	80
Tue	79	85	94	90	84	90	90	86	85	85	90	82	81	80	81	80	80
Wed	80	84	93	86	89	90	90	88	90	92	87	86	83	82	81	80	79
Thu	79	83	90	88	89	91	89	90	90	85	87	85	83	82	84	80	79
Fri	78	81	83	83	86	88	86	100	85	85	89	86	82	84	80	79	79
Sat	80	79	80	81	80	82	80	85	88	81	82	82	78	78	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	79	80	80	80	81	80	80	79	78	78	79	78