Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Vacaville

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-80 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Daly City 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	55	57	58	65	66	61	61	61	61	63	71	74	78	68	59	58	56
Tue	56	57	58	67	69	61	61	61	60	63	74	81	85	73	60	58	56
Wed	56	57	59	67	69	63	61	61	61	64	75	85	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	56	57	58	67	68	63	60	61	61	64	73	84	87	74	63	58	56
Fri	56	57	58	63	62	61	62	64	65	73	85	93	90	76	64	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	62	63	64	63	59	59	58	56
Sun	56	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	62	63	62	63	61	59	60	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Daly City to Vacaville (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Daly City 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 Daly City to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Daly City to Vacaville?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (48 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	58	65	66	61	61	61	61	63	71	74	78	68	59	58	56
Tue	56	57	58	67	69	61	61	61	60	63	74	81	85	73	60	58	56
Wed	56	57	59	67	69	63	61	61	61	64	75	85	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	56	57	58	67	68	63	60	61	61	64	73	84	87	74	63	58	56
Fri	56	57	58	63	62	61	62	64	65	73	85	93	90	76	64	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	62	63	64	63	59	59	58	56
Sun	56	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	62	63	62	63	61	59	60	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	58	65	66	61	61	61	61	63	71	74	78	68	59	58	56
Tue	56	57	58	67	69	61	61	61	60	63	74	81	85	73	60	58	56
Wed	56	57	59	67	69	63	61	61	61	64	75	85	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	56	57	58	67	68	63	60	61	61	64	73	84	87	74	63	58	56
Fri	56	57	58	63	62	61	62	64	65	73	85	93	90	76	64	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	62	63	64	63	59	59	58	56
Sun	56	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	62	63	62	63	61	59	60	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	58	65	66	61	61	61	61	63	71	74	78	68	59	58	56
Tue	56	57	58	67	69	61	61	61	60	63	74	81	85	73	60	58	56
Wed	56	57	59	67	69	63	61	61	61	64	75	85	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	56	57	58	67	68	63	60	61	61	64	73	84	87	74	63	58	56
Fri	56	57	58	63	62	61	62	64	65	73	85	93	90	76	64	58	56
Sat	56	56	56	56	57	59	62	63	64	62	63	64	63	59	59	58	56
Sun	56	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	62	63	62	63	61	59	60	59	56