Best Time to Drive from Menlo Park to Vallejo

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 101 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East, usually 92 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 Menlo Park 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	57	59	62	73	70	64	63	63	61	66	74	77	81	69	61	59	57
Tue	57	59	61	77	74	66	63	63	61	66	77	85	90	75	63	60	58
Wed	57	59	62	77	77	65	63	62	62	67	77	87	92	77	64	60	58
Thu	57	59	63	80	76	65	63	62	62	66	77	90	94	79	66	60	58
Fri	57	59	61	67	66	64	64	64	66	75	87	94	89	76	65	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	67	65	66	66	65	62	61	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	62	64	64	63	64	62	62	61	61	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Menlo Park to Vallejo (via US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menlo Park to Vallejo?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 57 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menlo Park to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	62	73	70	64	63	63	61	66	74	77	81	69	61	59	57
Tue	57	59	61	77	74	66	63	63	61	66	77	85	90	75	63	60	58
Wed	57	59	62	77	77	65	63	62	62	67	77	87	92	77	64	60	58
Thu	57	59	63	80	76	65	63	62	62	66	77	90	94	79	66	60	58
Fri	57	59	61	67	66	64	64	64	66	75	87	94	89	76	65	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	67	65	66	66	65	62	61	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	62	64	64	63	64	62	62	61	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	62	73	70	64	63	63	61	66	74	77	81	69	61	59	57
Tue	57	59	61	77	74	66	63	63	61	66	77	85	90	75	63	60	58
Wed	57	59	62	77	77	65	63	62	62	67	77	87	92	77	64	60	58
Thu	57	59	63	80	76	65	63	62	62	66	77	90	94	79	66	60	58
Fri	57	59	61	67	66	64	64	64	66	75	87	94	89	76	65	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	67	65	66	66	65	62	61	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	62	64	64	63	64	62	62	61	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	62	73	70	64	63	63	61	66	74	77	81	69	61	59	57
Tue	57	59	61	77	74	66	63	63	61	66	77	85	90	75	63	60	58
Wed	57	59	62	77	77	65	63	62	62	67	77	87	92	77	64	60	58
Thu	57	59	63	80	76	65	63	62	62	66	77	90	94	79	66	60	58
Fri	57	59	61	67	66	64	64	64	66	75	87	94	89	76	65	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	61	64	66	67	65	66	66	65	62	61	61	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	62	64	64	63	64	62	62	61	61	58