Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from El Dorado Hills to Sacramento
Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via US-50 West, usually 30 at this time.
None 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Tue | 30 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Wed | 30 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Thu | 30 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Fri | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Sat | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Sun | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 29-mile drive from El Dorado Hills to Sacramento (via US-50 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).
About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Dorado Hills to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 El Dorado Hills to Sacramento?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from El Dorado Hills to Sacramento?
The 29-mile drive usually takes 30 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from El Dorado Hills to Sacramento?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-50 West in Sacramento (24 miles)
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