Best Time to Drive from American Canyon to San Francisco

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-80 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 70% 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 American Canyon to San Francisco 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	39	52	63	64	56	54	50	47	46	45	47	44	46	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	52	69	78	65	56	51	45	43	44	46	45	54	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	51	65	68	60	54	51	46	44	43	46	47	58	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	52	65	72	63	55	52	49	47	47	50	56	70	50	41	40	39
Fri	38	46	51	53	49	45	44	45	47	47	50	51	58	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	43	58	61	61	57	57	57	59	53	47	44	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	46	50	58	58	57	54	56	52	48	44	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from American Canyon to San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central American Canyon to downtown San Francisco 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 American Canyon to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from American Canyon to San Francisco?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from American Canyon to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (35 miles)

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More drives

San Francisco to American Canyon (return trip) · American Canyon to San Jose

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	52	63	64	56	54	50	47	46	45	47	44	46	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	52	69	78	65	56	51	45	43	44	46	45	54	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	51	65	68	60	54	51	46	44	43	46	47	58	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	52	65	72	63	55	52	49	47	47	50	56	70	50	41	40	39
Fri	38	46	51	53	49	45	44	45	47	47	50	51	58	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	43	58	61	61	57	57	57	59	53	47	44	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	46	50	58	58	57	54	56	52	48	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	52	63	64	56	54	50	47	46	45	47	44	46	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	52	69	78	65	56	51	45	43	44	46	45	54	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	51	65	68	60	54	51	46	44	43	46	47	58	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	52	65	72	63	55	52	49	47	47	50	56	70	50	41	40	39
Fri	38	46	51	53	49	45	44	45	47	47	50	51	58	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	43	58	61	61	57	57	57	59	53	47	44	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	46	50	58	58	57	54	56	52	48	44	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	52	63	64	56	54	50	47	46	45	47	44	46	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	52	69	78	65	56	51	45	43	44	46	45	54	46	40	40	39
Wed	38	51	65	68	60	54	51	46	44	43	46	47	58	48	40	40	39
Thu	38	52	65	72	63	55	52	49	47	47	50	56	70	50	41	40	39
Fri	38	46	51	53	49	45	44	45	47	47	50	51	58	50	43	41	39
Sat	39	39	39	40	40	43	58	61	61	57	57	57	59	53	47	44	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	40	41	46	50	58	58	57	54	56	52	48	44	39