Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Elk Grove

Right now (9:06 pm PST): about 95 minutes via I-580 West and SR-99 North, usually 93 at this time.

Only 32% 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 98-mile drive from San Leandro to Elk Grove (via I-580 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 11:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (108 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro 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 San Leandro to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 11:30 am. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to Elk Grove?

The 98-mile drive usually takes 93 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (41 miles) · SR-99 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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