Best Time to Drive from Hercules to Elk Grove

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-80 East, usually 75 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hercules 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	69	72	74	75	77	79	79	79	79	80	86	86	81	74	71	71	70
Tue	69	72	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	81	88	97	86	75	71	71	70
Wed	70	72	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	83	91	98	91	78	72	71	70
Thu	70	72	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	85	93	96	88	77	72	71	70
Fri	70	72	74	74	75	77	77	80	84	95	98	94	89	82	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	74	71	69
Sun	70	69	69	69	71	72	74	75	75	74	74	73	74	73	73	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Hercules to Elk Grove (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 75 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 Hercules 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 Hercules to Elk Grove?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hercules to Elk Grove?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (5 miles)

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More drives

Elk Grove to Hercules (return trip) · Hercules to San Jose · Hercules to San Francisco · Hercules to Sacramento · Hercules to Oakland · Hercules to Stockton · Hercules to Fremont · Hercules to Santa Rosa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	74	75	77	79	79	79	79	80	86	86	81	74	71	71	70
Tue	69	72	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	81	88	97	86	75	71	71	70
Wed	70	72	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	83	91	98	91	78	72	71	70
Thu	70	72	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	85	93	96	88	77	72	71	70
Fri	70	72	74	74	75	77	77	80	84	95	98	94	89	82	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	74	71	69
Sun	70	69	69	69	71	72	74	75	75	74	74	73	74	73	73	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	74	75	77	79	79	79	79	80	86	86	81	74	71	71	70
Tue	69	72	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	81	88	97	86	75	71	71	70
Wed	70	72	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	83	91	98	91	78	72	71	70
Thu	70	72	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	85	93	96	88	77	72	71	70
Fri	70	72	74	74	75	77	77	80	84	95	98	94	89	82	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	74	71	69
Sun	70	69	69	69	71	72	74	75	75	74	74	73	74	73	73	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	74	75	77	79	79	79	79	80	86	86	81	74	71	71	70
Tue	69	72	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	81	88	97	86	75	71	71	70
Wed	70	72	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	83	91	98	91	78	72	71	70
Thu	70	72	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	85	93	96	88	77	72	71	70
Fri	70	72	74	74	75	77	77	80	84	95	98	94	89	82	77	72	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	74	71	69
Sun	70	69	69	69	71	72	74	75	75	74	74	73	74	73	73	73	69