Pony Express Timetable

[T]he regular time for starting the express from St. Joseph soon changed to Friday mornings at nine o’clock. The run from San Francisco to St. Joseph continued to depart at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays  . . . The announced time schedule for the Pony Express nationwide was as follows:

  • Marysville — 12 hours
  • Ft. Kearney — 34 hours
  • Ft. Laramie — 80 hours
  • Ft. Bridger — 108 hours
  • Great Salt Lake — 124 hours
  • Camp Floyd — 128 hours
  • Carson City — 188 hours
  • Placerville — 226 hours
  • Sacramento — 232 hours
  • San Francisco —240 hours