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Trip from Berthoud, CO to Greeley, CO

Compiled and reviewed by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Apr 18, 2026 · Editorial standards

Drive Time

43m

Distance

28.3 mi

46 km

Drive Score

8/10

Great drive

Same Day?

Yes, doable

Fuel Cost

$4

one way

EV Charging

Unknown

Best Time to Leave

Save up to 10 min
4 AM
0h 40m ★
6 AM
0h 43m
8 AM
0h 50m
10 AM
0h 46m
12 PM
0h 45m
3 PM
0h 46m
5 PM
0h 50m
8 PM
0h 41m

Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.

Downtown Berthoud, CO, CO

Berthoud, CO

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city in and county seat of Wetd County, Colorado, United States

Greeley, CO

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Trip Overview

This straightforward 28.3-mile drive from Berthoud, Colorado to Greeley, Colorado, should take you about 43 minutes. It's a perfect candidate for a single-day trip, requiring no overnight stays. You'll primarily navigate using 10th Street, Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway, and East Highway 34, with about 31% of the journey on highways. The estimated fuel cost for this short hop is a modest $4, making it an economical choice. Both your origin and destination are within the Mountain West region, so expect a consistent regional feel throughout.

Who Is This Route For?

Weekend Trip

Doable as a same-day drive at 43m. Total distance: 28.3 miles.

Family Friendly

Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.

Solo Traveler

43m drive, comfortable solo distance.

EV Driver

0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.

First-Time Driver

Mostly highway driving (31%). Some complex stretches to watch for.

Scenic Drive

Mixed drive route profile.

Drive Character

The drive offers a mixed experience, blending highway speeds with local road segments. Approximately 31% of your journey will be on highways. You'll encounter one notable stretch of 9.8 miles on 10th Street before transitioning to other main roads. This route isn't a monotonous interstate cruise; it's more of a practical transit that changes character as you move between town and the open road.

Expect a mix of faster highway mileage and slower local approaches near the beginning or end.
There are about 21 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
10th Street is the longest continuous segment at about 9.8 miles.

How Hard Is This Drive?

This route mixes highway mileage with some local-road sections near the start or finish. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 0.3 miles in near CO 56 / Mountain Avenue.

Driving Effort 7/10

Focused - busy navigation packed into a short drive

Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.

This is a short but busy drive. With 13 decision points packed into just 28.3 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 43m.

Where does it get tricky?

The main spots that need attention: at 0.3 miles (CO 56 / Mountain Avenue): Navigation decision point; at 0.6 miles (CO 56 / East County Road 8): Roundabout - know your exit number before entering; at 5.5 miles (CO 56 / East Highway 56): Roundabout - know your exit number before entering.

Critical Maneuvers

5 of 13 key points

These are the spots where you need to pay the most attention. Preview them before you drive.

5
0.3 mi into trip | ~0m in | CO 56 / Mountain Avenue

Turn left onto CO 56 / Mountain Avenue

Navigation decision point

5
0.6 mi into trip | ~1m in | CO 56 / East County Road 8

Enter roundabout onto CO 56 / East County Road 8

Roundabout - know your exit number before entering

5
5.5 mi into trip | ~8m in | CO 56 / East Highway 56

Enter roundabout onto CO 56 / East Highway 56

Roundabout - know your exit number before entering

6
12.4 mi into trip | ~16m in

Take the exit toward US 34: Loveland, Greeley

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one

Exit 257 Toward US 34: Loveland, Greeley
7
12.7 mi into trip | ~16m in

Keep slight right at fork toward US 34 East: Greeley

Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here

Use the right lane. Toward US 34 East: Greeley

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
10th Street 9.8 mi 16m
Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway 6.4 mi 6m
East Highway 34 4.6 mi 7m
East Highway 56 4 mi 5m
East County Road 8 1 mi 1m
East Eisenhower Boulevard 0.8 mi 1m
Mountain Avenue 0.3 mi <1m
North 4th Street 0.2 mi <1m
Longest stretch: 10th Street — 9.8 mi, about 16m

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Berthoud, CO and Greeley, CO.

1

Start on Lake Avenue

335 ft · 16 sec · Lake Avenue
2

Turn right onto North 4th Street

0.2 mi · 38 sec · North 4th Street
3

Turn left onto CO 56

0.3 mi · 57 sec · Mountain Avenue
4

Enter roundabout onto CO 56

99 ft · 5 sec · East County Road 8
5

Continue on CO 56

1.0 mi · 1 min · East County Road 8
6

Continue on CO 56

3.8 mi · 4 min · East Highway 56
7

Continue on CO 56

431 ft · 12 sec · East Highway 56
8

Enter roundabout onto CO 56

129 ft · 7 sec · East Highway 56
9

Continue on CO 56

0.1 mi · 22 sec · East Highway 56
10

Enter roundabout

275 ft · 15 sec
11

Continue

0.4 mi · 47 sec
12

Merge onto I 25

6.4 mi · 6 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
13

Take the exit

0.3 mi · 41 sec
Exit 257 Toward US 34: Loveland, Greeley
14

Keep slight right at fork

487 ft · 11 sec
Toward US 34 East: Greeley Use the right lane.
15

Merge onto US 34

0.8 mi · 1 min · East Eisenhower Boulevard
Use the right lane.
16

Continue on US 34

4.6 mi · 7 min · East Highway 34
Use the straight lane.
17

Turn slight right onto US 34 Business

9.8 mi · 16 min · 10th Street
Use the slight right lane.
18

Turn left onto 18th Avenue

501 ft · 29 sec · 18th Avenue
19

Turn left onto US 34 Business

379 ft · 12 sec · 9th Street
20

Turn left onto 19th Avenue

262 ft · 11 sec · 19th Avenue
21

Arrive at destination

19th Avenue

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$4.26 one way

$8.53 round trip

$3.83/gal 25.4 MPG avg 10 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.05 $4.51 $9.03
premium $4.39 $4.90 $9.79
diesel $5.61 $6.25 $12.50

No toll roads detected on this route.

Drive Cost (one way)

Fuel

$4

Estimated CO2 emission: 9.9 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.

Driving Electric?

About $3 in charging · 0 stops · 70% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 8.5 0 $2.97 $1.36
Efficient EV 7.1 0 $2.48 $1.13
EV Truck/SUV 11.3 0 $3.96 $1.81

Gas CO2

10 kg

EV CO2

3 kg (70% less)

This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.

DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.

Travel Intel

Current conditions at both ends of the drive.

Forecast as of Apr 15, 2026

Origin

Berthoud, CO

Late night in Berthoud on Saturday

Local time

1:33 AM

MDT

Current temp

43°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Destination

Greeley, CO

Late night in Greeley on Saturday

Local time

1:33 AM

MDT

Current temp

80°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Time zone

Same local time

Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.

Temperature spread

37 degrees warmer at arrival

A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.

Road read

43m on the road

Use the two city cards together: check the sky where you start, then compare it with the local time and temperature at arrival.

Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.

Frequently Asked Questions

The drive from Berthoud, CO to Greeley, CO covers 28.3 miles and takes about 43m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.

The main roads are 10th Street, Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway, East Highway 34. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.

This is a comfortable same-day trip.

The midpoint is about 14.1 miles from Berthoud, CO. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.

At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $4.26 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.

Leave by 9 AM and you'll arrive before lunch. Even a 4 PM departure gets you there before dark in summer.

This is a short but busy drive. With 13 decision points packed into just 28.3 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 43m.

The main spots that need attention: at 0.3 miles (CO 56 / Mountain Avenue): Navigation decision point; at 0.6 miles (CO 56 / East County Road 8): Roundabout - know your exit number before entering; at 5.5 miles (CO 56 / East Highway 56): Roundabout - know your exit number before entering.

The route from Berthoud, CO to Greeley, CO does not surface many named destination signs beyond the main corridor.

How this page is built

Compiled by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, and EIA for fuel prices. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.

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