Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Elk Grove

Right now (10:21 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-80 East and SR-99 South.

Only 75% 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 Vacaville 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	43	44	46	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	54	57	54	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	44	46	48	47	48	49	49	49	50	56	60	60	47	44	44	43
Wed	43	45	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	56	63	62	49	44	44	43
Thu	43	45	46	49	47	48	49	50	50	52	60	64	62	48	45	44	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	57	63	61	57	51	48	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	51	47	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	46	46	47	46	47	46	45	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Vacaville to Elk Grove (via I-80 East and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 4 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville 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 Vacaville to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 43 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	54	57	54	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	44	46	48	47	48	49	49	49	50	56	60	60	47	44	44	43
Wed	43	45	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	56	63	62	49	44	44	43
Thu	43	45	46	49	47	48	49	50	50	52	60	64	62	48	45	44	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	57	63	61	57	51	48	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	51	47	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	46	46	47	46	47	46	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	54	57	54	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	44	46	48	47	48	49	49	49	50	56	60	60	47	44	44	43
Wed	43	45	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	56	63	62	49	44	44	43
Thu	43	45	46	49	47	48	49	50	50	52	60	64	62	48	45	44	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	57	63	61	57	51	48	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	51	47	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	46	46	47	46	47	46	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	54	57	54	46	44	44	44
Tue	43	44	46	48	47	48	49	49	49	50	56	60	60	47	44	44	43
Wed	43	45	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	56	63	62	49	44	44	43
Thu	43	45	46	49	47	48	49	50	50	52	60	64	62	48	45	44	43
Fri	43	44	46	47	47	47	48	49	52	57	63	61	57	51	48	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	51	47	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	46	46	47	46	47	46	45	45	43