Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Elk Grove

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-580 West and SR-99 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 37% 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 San Ramon 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	89	108	109	109	97	96	95	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	90	90
Tue	89	106	105	106	101	96	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	88
Wed	89	108	108	111	104	99	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	89	89	89	88
Thu	89	107	107	108	100	95	94	93	93	93	93	90	91	90	89	89	89
Fri	89	108	107	98	96	95	94	94	93	94	95	96	95	92	90	89	88
Sat	89	90	90	90	92	92	95	96	95	96	94	92	92	90	89	89	89
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	100	102	92	91	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from San Ramon to Elk Grove (via I-580 West and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon 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 Ramon to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 90-mile drive usually takes 88 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (29 miles) · SR-99 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Elk Grove to San Ramon (return trip) · San Ramon to San Jose · San Ramon to San Francisco · San Ramon to Sacramento · San Ramon to Oakland · San Ramon to Stockton · San Ramon to Fremont · San Ramon to Modesto · San Ramon to Santa Rosa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	108	109	109	97	96	95	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	90	90
Tue	89	106	105	106	101	96	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	88
Wed	89	108	108	111	104	99	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	89	89	89	88
Thu	89	107	107	108	100	95	94	93	93	93	93	90	91	90	89	89	89
Fri	89	108	107	98	96	95	94	94	93	94	95	96	95	92	90	89	88
Sat	89	90	90	90	92	92	95	96	95	96	94	92	92	90	89	89	89
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	100	102	92	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	108	109	109	97	96	95	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	90	90
Tue	89	106	105	106	101	96	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	88
Wed	89	108	108	111	104	99	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	89	89	89	88
Thu	89	107	107	108	100	95	94	93	93	93	93	90	91	90	89	89	89
Fri	89	108	107	98	96	95	94	94	93	94	95	96	95	92	90	89	88
Sat	89	90	90	90	92	92	95	96	95	96	94	92	92	90	89	89	89
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	100	102	92	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	108	109	109	97	96	95	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	90	90
Tue	89	106	105	106	101	96	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	88
Wed	89	108	108	111	104	99	94	94	93	92	91	90	90	89	89	89	88
Thu	89	107	107	108	100	95	94	93	93	93	93	90	91	90	89	89	89
Fri	89	108	107	98	96	95	94	94	93	94	95	96	95	92	90	89	88
Sat	89	90	90	90	92	92	95	96	95	96	94	92	92	90	89	89	89
Sun	89	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	100	102	92	91	88