Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Elk Grove

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via I-80 East, usually 88 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Richmond 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	82	84	87	88	90	90	91	90	96	104	100	95	87	81	80	79
Tue	79	81	85	89	88	87	87	87	88	93	109	115	104	93	83	79	79
Wed	78	81	87	88	88	87	87	87	88	92	107	116	108	95	83	80	78
Thu	79	82	86	88	88	86	87	88	89	100	110	121	107	95	85	79	79
Fri	79	81	84	85	85	87	87	91	97	110	117	120	110	97	87	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	82	85	89	89	91	92	91	87	85	82	83	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	86	85	83	82	82	82	81	82	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Richmond to Elk Grove (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 83 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 87-mile drive usually takes 78 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (44 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 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	82	84	87	88	90	90	91	90	96	104	100	95	87	81	80	79
Tue	79	81	85	89	88	87	87	87	88	93	109	115	104	93	83	79	79
Wed	78	81	87	88	88	87	87	87	88	92	107	116	108	95	83	80	78
Thu	79	82	86	88	88	86	87	88	89	100	110	121	107	95	85	79	79
Fri	79	81	84	85	85	87	87	91	97	110	117	120	110	97	87	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	82	85	89	89	91	92	91	87	85	82	83	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	86	85	83	82	82	82	81	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	84	87	88	90	90	91	90	96	104	100	95	87	81	80	79
Tue	79	81	85	89	88	87	87	87	88	93	109	115	104	93	83	79	79
Wed	78	81	87	88	88	87	87	87	88	92	107	116	108	95	83	80	78
Thu	79	82	86	88	88	86	87	88	89	100	110	121	107	95	85	79	79
Fri	79	81	84	85	85	87	87	91	97	110	117	120	110	97	87	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	82	85	89	89	91	92	91	87	85	82	83	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	86	85	83	82	82	82	81	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	84	87	88	90	90	91	90	96	104	100	95	87	81	80	79
Tue	79	81	85	89	88	87	87	87	88	93	109	115	104	93	83	79	79
Wed	78	81	87	88	88	87	87	87	88	92	107	116	108	95	83	80	78
Thu	79	82	86	88	88	86	87	88	89	100	110	121	107	95	85	79	79
Fri	79	81	84	85	85	87	87	91	97	110	117	120	110	97	87	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	82	85	89	89	91	92	91	87	85	82	83	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	86	85	83	82	82	82	81	82	81	78