Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Vacaville

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-80 West, usually 46 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 Citrus Heights 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	45	49	52	54	53	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	46	46	46	45
Tue	45	49	55	59	54	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	46	46	46	46
Wed	45	48	53	57	53	52	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	47	46	46	45
Thu	45	48	52	55	51	51	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	47	45	46	45
Fri	45	48	49	51	52	51	53	52	52	52	54	55	52	48	46	46	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	48	53	58	60	58	54	54	51	48	46	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	55	59	60	59	57	57	55	52	50	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Vacaville (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Vacaville?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Vacaville?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (39 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Vacaville to Citrus Heights (return trip) · Citrus Heights to Sacramento · Citrus Heights to Stockton · Citrus Heights to Elk Grove · Citrus Heights to Concord · Citrus Heights to Vallejo · Citrus Heights to Fairfield · Citrus Heights to Antioch · Citrus Heights to Arden-Arcade

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	52	54	53	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	46	46	46	45
Tue	45	49	55	59	54	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	46	46	46	46
Wed	45	48	53	57	53	52	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	47	46	46	45
Thu	45	48	52	55	51	51	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	47	45	46	45
Fri	45	48	49	51	52	51	53	52	52	52	54	55	52	48	46	46	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	48	53	58	60	58	54	54	51	48	46	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	55	59	60	59	57	57	55	52	50	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	52	54	53	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	46	46	46	45
Tue	45	49	55	59	54	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	46	46	46	46
Wed	45	48	53	57	53	52	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	47	46	46	45
Thu	45	48	52	55	51	51	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	47	45	46	45
Fri	45	48	49	51	52	51	53	52	52	52	54	55	52	48	46	46	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	48	53	58	60	58	54	54	51	48	46	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	55	59	60	59	57	57	55	52	50	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	49	52	54	53	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	46	46	46	45
Tue	45	49	55	59	54	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	46	46	46	46
Wed	45	48	53	57	53	52	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	47	46	46	45
Thu	45	48	52	55	51	51	49	49	50	49	49	50	50	47	45	46	45
Fri	45	48	49	51	52	51	53	52	52	52	54	55	52	48	46	46	45
Sat	45	45	46	46	48	53	58	60	58	54	54	51	48	46	47	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	45	46	49	55	59	60	59	57	57	55	52	50	48	45