Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from El Dorado Hills to Vacaville
Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 66 minutes via US-50 West and I-80 West, usually 67 at this time.
Only 71% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 55 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Tue | 55 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Wed | 55 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Thu | 55 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Fri | 55 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 |
| Sat | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
| Sun | 55 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 55 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from El Dorado Hills to Vacaville (via US-50 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (about 6 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Dorado Hills 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 El Dorado Hills to Vacaville?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from El Dorado Hills to Vacaville?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from El Dorado Hills to Vacaville?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-50 West in Sacramento (32 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (2 miles)
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Vacaville to El Dorado Hills (return trip) · El Dorado Hills to Sacramento · El Dorado Hills to Stockton · El Dorado Hills to Fairfield