Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Hercules

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-80 West, usually 75 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Elk Grove to Hercules 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	70	79	83	86	85	80	79	78	78	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	71
Tue	69	76	84	92	86	79	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	71	71	70
Wed	69	76	82	92	86	81	79	77	76	76	76	74	76	74	72	71	70
Thu	70	76	84	92	86	80	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	74	71	71	71
Fri	69	76	77	82	81	79	79	78	78	78	82	92	88	81	72	71	70
Sat	70	71	72	72	74	80	85	85	84	81	80	78	76	73	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	71	71	72	74	80	83	86	85	86	85	83	80	77	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Elk Grove to Hercules (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elk Grove to central Hercules 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 Elk Grove to Hercules?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Hercules?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (14 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Hercules to Elk Grove (return trip) · Elk Grove to Sacramento · Elk Grove to Roseville · Elk Grove to Davis · Elk Grove to SMF · Elk Grove to Folsom · Elk Grove to Oakland · Elk Grove to Stockton · Elk Grove to Fremont · Elk Grove to Hayward · Elk Grove to Concord · Elk Grove to Modesto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	83	86	85	80	79	78	78	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	71
Tue	69	76	84	92	86	79	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	71	71	70
Wed	69	76	82	92	86	81	79	77	76	76	76	74	76	74	72	71	70
Thu	70	76	84	92	86	80	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	74	71	71	71
Fri	69	76	77	82	81	79	79	78	78	78	82	92	88	81	72	71	70
Sat	70	71	72	72	74	80	85	85	84	81	80	78	76	73	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	71	71	72	74	80	83	86	85	86	85	83	80	77	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	83	86	85	80	79	78	78	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	71
Tue	69	76	84	92	86	79	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	71	71	70
Wed	69	76	82	92	86	81	79	77	76	76	76	74	76	74	72	71	70
Thu	70	76	84	92	86	80	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	74	71	71	71
Fri	69	76	77	82	81	79	79	78	78	78	82	92	88	81	72	71	70
Sat	70	71	72	72	74	80	85	85	84	81	80	78	76	73	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	71	71	72	74	80	83	86	85	86	85	83	80	77	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	79	83	86	85	80	79	78	78	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	71
Tue	69	76	84	92	86	79	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	71	71	70
Wed	69	76	82	92	86	81	79	77	76	76	76	74	76	74	72	71	70
Thu	70	76	84	92	86	80	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	74	71	71	71
Fri	69	76	77	82	81	79	79	78	78	78	82	92	88	81	72	71	70
Sat	70	71	72	72	74	80	85	85	84	81	80	78	76	73	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	71	71	72	74	80	83	86	85	86	85	83	80	77	74	70