Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Vacaville

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-80 East, usually 44 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Berkeley to Vacaville 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	41	42	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	46	50	52	56	49	43	41	41
Tue	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	59	63	54	45	42	41
Wed	41	42	45	46	47	45	45	45	45	46	52	61	66	55	45	42	41
Thu	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	46	47	54	62	67	56	47	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	53	63	66	64	56	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	43	47	46	47	46	47	48	48	46	44	43	41
Sun	41	41	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Berkeley to Vacaville (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Vacaville 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 Berkeley to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Vacaville?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Vacaville?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (41 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	46	50	52	56	49	43	41	41
Tue	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	59	63	54	45	42	41
Wed	41	42	45	46	47	45	45	45	45	46	52	61	66	55	45	42	41
Thu	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	46	47	54	62	67	56	47	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	53	63	66	64	56	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	43	47	46	47	46	47	48	48	46	44	43	41
Sun	41	41	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	46	50	52	56	49	43	41	41
Tue	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	59	63	54	45	42	41
Wed	41	42	45	46	47	45	45	45	45	46	52	61	66	55	45	42	41
Thu	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	46	47	54	62	67	56	47	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	53	63	66	64	56	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	43	47	46	47	46	47	48	48	46	44	43	41
Sun	41	41	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	44	45	47	46	46	46	47	46	50	52	56	49	43	41	41
Tue	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	52	59	63	54	45	42	41
Wed	41	42	45	46	47	45	45	45	45	46	52	61	66	55	45	42	41
Thu	41	42	44	47	47	46	45	45	46	47	54	62	67	56	47	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	44	46	45	46	47	50	53	63	66	64	56	47	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	41	41	43	47	46	47	46	47	48	48	46	44	43	41
Sun	41	41	40	40	41	41	44	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	41