Best Time to Drive from North Highlands to Vacaville

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-80 West.

Only 60% 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 North Highlands 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	41	46	48	50	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	46	46	44	42	43	42
Tue	41	45	47	53	51	47	46	46	46	46	45	47	48	45	42	42	42
Wed	41	45	47	52	50	48	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	46	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	49	48	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	46	43	42	42
Fri	42	46	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	50	51	49	46	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	49	53	53	52	50	49	47	45	43	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	52	53	54	53	53	51	48	46	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from North Highlands to Vacaville (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Highlands 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 North Highlands to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Highlands to Vacaville?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Highlands to Vacaville?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (33 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 North Highlands (return trip) · North Highlands to Sacramento · North Highlands to Stockton · North Highlands to Elk Grove · North Highlands to Concord · North Highlands to Vallejo · North Highlands to Fairfield · North Highlands 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	41	46	48	50	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	46	46	44	42	43	42
Tue	41	45	47	53	51	47	46	46	46	46	45	47	48	45	42	42	42
Wed	41	45	47	52	50	48	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	46	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	49	48	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	46	43	42	42
Fri	42	46	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	50	51	49	46	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	49	53	53	52	50	49	47	45	43	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	52	53	54	53	53	51	48	46	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	48	50	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	46	46	44	42	43	42
Tue	41	45	47	53	51	47	46	46	46	46	45	47	48	45	42	42	42
Wed	41	45	47	52	50	48	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	46	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	49	48	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	46	43	42	42
Fri	42	46	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	50	51	49	46	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	49	53	53	52	50	49	47	45	43	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	52	53	54	53	53	51	48	46	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	48	50	49	48	47	47	47	46	45	46	46	44	42	43	42
Tue	41	45	47	53	51	47	46	46	46	46	45	47	48	45	42	42	42
Wed	41	45	47	52	50	48	47	47	46	46	46	47	48	46	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	48	51	49	48	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	46	43	42	42
Fri	42	46	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	50	51	49	46	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	49	53	53	52	50	49	47	45	43	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	50	52	53	54	53	53	51	48	46	44	42