Folsom to Grass Valley or Yuba City - Shorter? (Roseville: offices, commuting to)

[kidpsych]

This will NOT be a daily commute. I have a choice of two offices for a commute 2-3x per month. From Folsom, is it quicker to to get to Yuba City or Grass Valley. They are roughly the same distance in miles, but I am more interested in traffic on the (65 to 70 to 20) to Yuba City or (193 to 49 to 20) to Grass Valley. I was told it would be about a one hour drive to either site. Is this true? (I'd be leaving Folsom at 7am and returning around 3pm)

[CityGirl72]

Yikes - that's ugly -

I'd say Grass Valley - cuz you can always take side streets up to Roseville and then go north to Grass Valley

[KidBlue]

The drive to Yuba City would be faster even though the distance is the same. Depending on the time you would be traveling, you can take more major roads/freeways to Yuba City. Although it looks on a map like Highway 49 is shorter, the highway is two lanes for much of the way and very twisty/turny. But maybe someone on the Forum will have a great way to get to Grass Valley. I would save that drive for the weekend and enjoy the scenery.

[rol2fame]

Yuba City is an easier commute, but is not as "quaint" and scenic as Grass Valley/Nevada City. (I previously managed a bank in Nevada City and commuted up from Chico--79 miles one-way!) Other than the 2-lane roadway mentioned in another post, you may encounter a bit of snow at times in Winter commuting to GV. Good luck on your choice.