Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Vallejo

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 East, usually 43 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Livermore to Vallejo 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	43	44	46	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	53	52	52	47	43	43	43
Tue	43	44	46	51	49	47	47	47	46	49	57	61	60	52	44	43	42
Wed	43	44	46	49	47	47	46	46	47	49	57	62	63	53	45	43	43
Thu	43	43	46	53	48	47	47	46	47	50	59	64	63	54	45	44	43
Fri	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	64	64	62	52	46	44	43
Sat	42	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Livermore to Vallejo (via I-680 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore to central Vallejo 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 Livermore to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Livermore to Vallejo?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (28 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	53	52	52	47	43	43	43
Tue	43	44	46	51	49	47	47	47	46	49	57	61	60	52	44	43	42
Wed	43	44	46	49	47	47	46	46	47	49	57	62	63	53	45	43	43
Thu	43	43	46	53	48	47	47	46	47	50	59	64	63	54	45	44	43
Fri	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	64	64	62	52	46	44	43
Sat	42	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	53	52	52	47	43	43	43
Tue	43	44	46	51	49	47	47	47	46	49	57	61	60	52	44	43	42
Wed	43	44	46	49	47	47	46	46	47	49	57	62	63	53	45	43	43
Thu	43	43	46	53	48	47	47	46	47	50	59	64	63	54	45	44	43
Fri	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	64	64	62	52	46	44	43
Sat	42	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	46	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	53	52	52	47	43	43	43
Tue	43	44	46	51	49	47	47	47	46	49	57	61	60	52	44	43	42
Wed	43	44	46	49	47	47	46	46	47	49	57	62	63	53	45	43	43
Thu	43	43	46	53	48	47	47	46	47	50	59	64	63	54	45	44	43
Fri	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	47	50	57	64	64	62	52	46	44	43
Sat	42	43	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	44	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	42