Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to El Dorado Hills

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via US-50 East, usually 32 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

Minutes from Sacramento to El Dorado Hills 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	32	33	34	39	35	34	34	34	34	36	37	47	44	35	32	32	32
Tue	32	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	56	41	33	32	32
Wed	32	33	35	38	37	34	34	34	35	35	39	48	54	41	33	32	32
Thu	32	33	35	38	36	35	35	35	35	36	41	48	51	40	32	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	37	42	45	44	36	32	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	34	33	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Sacramento to El Dorado Hills (via US-50 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento to El Dorado Hills?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to El Dorado Hills?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 32 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to El Dorado Hills?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-50 East in Sacramento (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	39	35	34	34	34	34	36	37	47	44	35	32	32	32
Tue	32	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	56	41	33	32	32
Wed	32	33	35	38	37	34	34	34	35	35	39	48	54	41	33	32	32
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Sat	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	34	33	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	32	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	56	41	33	32	32
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	34	39	35	34	34	34	34	36	37	47	44	35	32	32	32
Tue	32	33	34	38	37	35	35	35	36	36	39	48	56	41	33	32	32
Wed	32	33	35	38	37	34	34	34	35	35	39	48	54	41	33	32	32
Thu	32	33	35	38	36	35	35	35	35	36	41	48	51	40	32	33	32
Fri	32	33	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	37	42	45	44	36	32	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	34	33	32	32	32	32
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