Best Time to Drive from Rocklin to Elk Grove

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-80 West and SR-99 South and SR-51 South, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rocklin 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	32	33	37	42	36	35	36	36	37	38	43	42	41	34	33	34	33
Tue	32	33	40	47	40	35	35	35	36	37	42	44	45	37	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	40	48	38	36	35	35	36	38	42	45	46	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	37	45	37	35	35	37	37	39	45	46	45	39	32	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	37	35	35	35	37	39	40	45	44	41	38	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Rocklin to Elk Grove (via I-80 West and SR-99 South and SR-51 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 48 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rocklin 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 Rocklin to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 48 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 48 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rocklin to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 48 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (13 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (10 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Elk Grove to Rocklin (return trip) · Rocklin to Sacramento · Rocklin to Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	37	42	36	35	36	36	37	38	43	42	41	34	33	34	33
Tue	32	33	40	47	40	35	35	35	36	37	42	44	45	37	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	40	48	38	36	35	35	36	38	42	45	46	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	37	45	37	35	35	37	37	39	45	46	45	39	32	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	37	35	35	35	37	39	40	45	44	41	38	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	37	42	36	35	36	36	37	38	43	42	41	34	33	34	33
Tue	32	33	40	47	40	35	35	35	36	37	42	44	45	37	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	40	48	38	36	35	35	36	38	42	45	46	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	37	45	37	35	35	37	37	39	45	46	45	39	32	33	32
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Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	37	42	36	35	36	36	37	38	43	42	41	34	33	34	33
Tue	32	33	40	47	40	35	35	35	36	37	42	44	45	37	33	33	32
Wed	32	33	40	48	38	36	35	35	36	38	42	45	46	39	33	33	32
Thu	32	33	37	45	37	35	35	37	37	39	45	46	45	39	32	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	37	35	35	35	37	39	40	45	44	41	38	34	33	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	36	36	35	34	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32