Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Vacaville

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-80 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Folsom 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	54	59	63	64	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	60	60	56	55	56	55
Tue	54	58	66	67	63	60	59	58	58	57	58	60	62	57	54	55	55
Wed	54	58	63	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	61	63	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	58	65	65	61	60	58	58	59	58	58	63	63	57	55	55	55
Fri	57	61	62	64	65	64	62	61	62	61	64	67	65	58	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	67	73	69	67	65	63	59	57	56	55	56	54
Sun	54	57	54	55	56	58	65	69	68	67	65	65	64	61	59	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Folsom to Vacaville (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom 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 Folsom to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 54 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Vacaville?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (35 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 Folsom (return trip) · Folsom to Sacramento · Folsom to Davis · Folsom to SMF · Folsom to Elk Grove · Folsom to Stockton · Folsom to Concord · Folsom to Fairfield

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	63	64	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	60	60	56	55	56	55
Tue	54	58	66	67	63	60	59	58	58	57	58	60	62	57	54	55	55
Wed	54	58	63	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	61	63	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	58	65	65	61	60	58	58	59	58	58	63	63	57	55	55	55
Fri	57	61	62	64	65	64	62	61	62	61	64	67	65	58	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	67	73	69	67	65	63	59	57	56	55	56	54
Sun	54	57	54	55	56	58	65	69	68	67	65	65	64	61	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	63	64	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	60	60	56	55	56	55
Tue	54	58	66	67	63	60	59	58	58	57	58	60	62	57	54	55	55
Wed	54	58	63	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	61	63	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	58	65	65	61	60	58	58	59	58	58	63	63	57	55	55	55
Fri	57	61	62	64	65	64	62	61	62	61	64	67	65	58	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	67	73	69	67	65	63	59	57	56	55	56	54
Sun	54	57	54	55	56	58	65	69	68	67	65	65	64	61	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	59	63	64	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	60	60	56	55	56	55
Tue	54	58	66	67	63	60	59	58	58	57	58	60	62	57	54	55	55
Wed	54	58	63	65	63	61	60	59	58	58	58	61	63	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	58	65	65	61	60	58	58	59	58	58	63	63	57	55	55	55
Fri	57	61	62	64	65	64	62	61	62	61	64	67	65	58	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	56	57	67	73	69	67	65	63	59	57	56	55	56	54
Sun	54	57	54	55	56	58	65	69	68	67	65	65	64	61	59	57	54