Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Elk Grove
Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 63 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 61 at this time.
Only 18% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 60 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Tue | 60 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| Wed | 60 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Thu | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Fri | 60 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 60 |
| Sat | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Sun | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Tracy to Elk Grove (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).
About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (16 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy 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 Tracy to Elk Grove?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Tracy to Elk Grove?
The 57-mile drive usually takes 60 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Tracy to Elk Grove?
Leaving around 10:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 North in Bay Area (17 miles)
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