Best Time to Drive from Arden-Arcade to El Dorado Hills

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 26 minutes via US-50 East.

Only 62% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Arden-Arcade to El Dorado Hills (via US-50 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 33 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 4 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (26 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arden-Arcade to central El Dorado Hills 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 Arden-Arcade to El Dorado Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 4 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 33 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arden-Arcade to El Dorado Hills?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 33 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arden-Arcade to El Dorado Hills?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 33 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-50 East in Sacramento (19 miles)

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