Best Time to Drive from Hercules to Sacramento

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-80 East, usually 71 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hercules to Sacramento 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	59	60	65	63	65	67	67	68	68	70	74	69	67	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	65	65	63	64	64	65	65	67	77	85	71	63	60	59	58
Wed	58	61	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	67	74	83	75	65	60	59	58
Thu	59	60	64	65	63	64	65	66	67	71	79	84	73	65	60	60	59
Fri	58	60	62	62	63	64	64	67	72	80	86	87	78	71	66	62	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	68	68	70	72	70	66	65	62	63	61	58
Sun	59	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	65	63	62	61	61	61	60	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Hercules to Sacramento (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hercules 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 Hercules to Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hercules to Sacramento?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 58 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hercules to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

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More drives

Sacramento to Hercules (return trip) · Hercules to San Jose · Hercules to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	65	63	65	67	67	68	68	70	74	69	67	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	65	65	63	64	64	65	65	67	77	85	71	63	60	59	58
Wed	58	61	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	67	74	83	75	65	60	59	58
Thu	59	60	64	65	63	64	65	66	67	71	79	84	73	65	60	60	59
Fri	58	60	62	62	63	64	64	67	72	80	86	87	78	71	66	62	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	68	68	70	72	70	66	65	62	63	61	58
Sun	59	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	65	63	62	61	61	61	60	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	65	63	65	67	67	68	68	70	74	69	67	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	65	65	63	64	64	65	65	67	77	85	71	63	60	59	58
Wed	58	61	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	67	74	83	75	65	60	59	58
Thu	59	60	64	65	63	64	65	66	67	71	79	84	73	65	60	60	59
Fri	58	60	62	62	63	64	64	67	72	80	86	87	78	71	66	62	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	68	68	70	72	70	66	65	62	63	61	58
Sun	59	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	65	63	62	61	61	61	60	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	60	65	63	65	67	67	68	68	70	74	69	67	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	65	65	63	64	64	65	65	67	77	85	71	63	60	59	58
Wed	58	61	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	67	74	83	75	65	60	59	58
Thu	59	60	64	65	63	64	65	66	67	71	79	84	73	65	60	60	59
Fri	58	60	62	62	63	64	64	67	72	80	86	87	78	71	66	62	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	68	68	70	72	70	66	65	62	63	61	58
Sun	59	58	58	58	59	61	63	65	65	63	62	61	61	61	60	61	59