Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Elk Grove

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Stockton 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	39	43	44	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	41	41	40
Tue	39	43	43	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	40	40	39
Wed	39	45	44	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	43	40	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	40	40	39	40	40	40
Fri	39	41	41	40	41	42	42	43	42	45	45	45	45	43	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	43	46	46	47	50	45	41	41	40	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Stockton to Elk Grove (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (7 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton 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 Stockton to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 39 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 North in Bay Area (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	44	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	41	41	40
Tue	39	43	43	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	40	40	39
Wed	39	45	44	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	43	40	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	40	40	39	40	40	40
Fri	39	41	41	40	41	42	42	43	42	45	45	45	45	43	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	43	46	46	47	50	45	41	41	40	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	44	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	41	41	40
Tue	39	43	43	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	40	40	39
Wed	39	45	44	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	43	40	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	40	40	39	40	40	40
Fri	39	41	41	40	41	42	42	43	42	45	45	45	45	43	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	43	46	46	47	50	45	41	41	40	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	43	44	41	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	41	41	40
Tue	39	43	43	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	40	40	39
Wed	39	45	44	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	42	41	40	40	40	40	39
Thu	39	45	43	40	42	43	43	42	42	43	44	40	40	39	40	40	40
Fri	39	41	41	40	41	42	42	43	42	45	45	45	45	43	43	40	39
Sat	39	40	40	40	40	43	46	46	47	50	45	41	41	40	39	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	39