Best Time to Drive from Lincoln to Vacaville

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-80 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Lincoln 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	57	61	67	69	67	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	59	58	58	57
Tue	56	61	71	74	68	64	63	63	62	62	65	65	63	61	57	58	57
Wed	56	61	69	72	68	65	64	64	63	64	65	66	65	60	58	58	57
Thu	56	61	68	71	67	65	63	63	63	64	66	67	65	60	57	58	57
Fri	56	61	62	65	66	65	66	66	66	67	72	70	65	61	58	57	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	60	67	73	72	70	69	68	63	62	60	59	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	61	68	72	73	72	69	69	66	64	61	59	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Lincoln to Vacaville (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 75 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lincoln to Vacaville?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (44 miles) · SR-65 South in Sacramento (8 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 Lincoln (return trip) · Lincoln to Sacramento · Lincoln to Stockton · Lincoln to Boston · Lincoln to Elk Grove · Lincoln to Fairfield · Lincoln to Antioch

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	67	69	67	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	59	58	58	57
Tue	56	61	71	74	68	64	63	63	62	62	65	65	63	61	57	58	57
Wed	56	61	69	72	68	65	64	64	63	64	65	66	65	60	58	58	57
Thu	56	61	68	71	67	65	63	63	63	64	66	67	65	60	57	58	57
Fri	56	61	62	65	66	65	66	66	66	67	72	70	65	61	58	57	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	60	67	73	72	70	69	68	63	62	60	59	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	61	68	72	73	72	69	69	66	64	61	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	67	69	67	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	59	58	58	57
Tue	56	61	71	74	68	64	63	63	62	62	65	65	63	61	57	58	57
Wed	56	61	69	72	68	65	64	64	63	64	65	66	65	60	58	58	57
Thu	56	61	68	71	67	65	63	63	63	64	66	67	65	60	57	58	57
Fri	56	61	62	65	66	65	66	66	66	67	72	70	65	61	58	57	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	60	67	73	72	70	69	68	63	62	60	59	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	61	68	72	73	72	69	69	66	64	61	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	67	69	67	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	59	58	58	57
Tue	56	61	71	74	68	64	63	63	62	62	65	65	63	61	57	58	57
Wed	56	61	69	72	68	65	64	64	63	64	65	66	65	60	58	58	57
Thu	56	61	68	71	67	65	63	63	63	64	66	67	65	60	57	58	57
Fri	56	61	62	65	66	65	66	66	66	67	72	70	65	61	58	57	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	60	67	73	72	70	69	68	63	62	60	59	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	61	68	72	73	72	69	69	66	64	61	59	57