Best Time to Drive from Newark to Vacaville

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-680 North, usually 73 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Newark 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	70	72	79	88	87	82	79	78	78	79	88	90	88	77	74	71	70
Tue	70	73	82	94	90	82	80	77	77	81	94	100	96	83	75	72	70
Wed	70	73	82	91	89	83	80	78	77	84	95	104	99	84	76	73	69
Thu	70	73	82	93	89	81	80	78	78	84	97	103	99	85	77	74	70
Fri	70	72	76	80	82	78	79	80	83	94	103	105	98	87	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	78	77	78	78	78	77	75	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Newark to Vacaville (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark 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 Newark to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (57 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	79	88	87	82	79	78	78	79	88	90	88	77	74	71	70
Tue	70	73	82	94	90	82	80	77	77	81	94	100	96	83	75	72	70
Wed	70	73	82	91	89	83	80	78	77	84	95	104	99	84	76	73	69
Thu	70	73	82	93	89	81	80	78	78	84	97	103	99	85	77	74	70
Fri	70	72	76	80	82	78	79	80	83	94	103	105	98	87	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	78	77	78	78	78	77	75	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	79	88	87	82	79	78	78	79	88	90	88	77	74	71	70
Tue	70	73	82	94	90	82	80	77	77	81	94	100	96	83	75	72	70
Wed	70	73	82	91	89	83	80	78	77	84	95	104	99	84	76	73	69
Thu	70	73	82	93	89	81	80	78	78	84	97	103	99	85	77	74	70
Fri	70	72	76	80	82	78	79	80	83	94	103	105	98	87	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	78	77	78	78	78	77	75	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	79	88	87	82	79	78	78	79	88	90	88	77	74	71	70
Tue	70	73	82	94	90	82	80	77	77	81	94	100	96	83	75	72	70
Wed	70	73	82	91	89	83	80	78	77	84	95	104	99	84	76	73	69
Thu	70	73	82	93	89	81	80	78	78	84	97	103	99	85	77	74	70
Fri	70	72	76	80	82	78	79	80	83	94	103	105	98	87	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	73	75	78	77	78	78	78	77	75	74	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	70