Best Time to Drive from Roseville to Elk Grove

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 30 minutes via SR-99 South and SR-51 South and I-80 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Roseville 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	29	30	33	40	34	32	32	33	34	34	39	39	40	33	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	37	45	37	32	33	33	33	35	40	41	43	36	30	30	30
Wed	29	30	36	45	35	33	33	33	34	36	40	43	44	37	31	30	30
Thu	29	30	34	44	36	32	32	33	35	36	43	43	43	37	30	30	29
Fri	29	30	32	35	32	32	32	34	36	38	44	42	39	36	33	30	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	33	32	32	31	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Roseville to Elk Grove (via SR-99 South and SR-51 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 46 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 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Roseville to central Elk Grove (Elk Grove Florin Road) 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 Roseville to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Roseville to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (9 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Elk Grove to Roseville (return trip) · Roseville to Sacramento · Roseville to Davis · Roseville to SMF · Roseville to Stockton · Roseville to Concord · Roseville to Vallejo · Roseville to Fairfield · Roseville to Antioch · Roseville to Vacaville · Roseville to Arden-Arcade · Roseville to Napa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	40	34	32	32	33	34	34	39	39	40	33	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	37	45	37	32	33	33	33	35	40	41	43	36	30	30	30
Wed	29	30	36	45	35	33	33	33	34	36	40	43	44	37	31	30	30
Thu	29	30	34	44	36	32	32	33	35	36	43	43	43	37	30	30	29
Fri	29	30	32	35	32	32	32	34	36	38	44	42	39	36	33	30	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	33	32	32	31	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	40	34	32	32	33	34	34	39	39	40	33	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	37	45	37	32	33	33	33	35	40	41	43	36	30	30	30
Wed	29	30	36	45	35	33	33	33	34	36	40	43	44	37	31	30	30
Thu	29	30	34	44	36	32	32	33	35	36	43	43	43	37	30	30	29
Fri	29	30	32	35	32	32	32	34	36	38	44	42	39	36	33	30	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	33	32	32	31	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	40	34	32	32	33	34	34	39	39	40	33	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	37	45	37	32	33	33	33	35	40	41	43	36	30	30	30
Wed	29	30	36	45	35	33	33	33	34	36	40	43	44	37	31	30	30
Thu	29	30	34	44	36	32	32	33	35	36	43	43	43	37	30	30	29
Fri	29	30	32	35	32	32	32	34	36	38	44	42	39	36	33	30	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	33	32	32	31	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	29