Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Vacaville
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-80 East, usually 51 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 45 | 45 |
| Tue | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 67 | 48 | 45 | 44 |
| Wed | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 62 | 75 | 82 | 68 | 50 | 46 | 44 |
| Thu | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 59 | 73 | 81 | 70 | 51 | 46 | 45 |
| Fri | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 74 | 83 | 84 | 69 | 53 | 47 | 44 |
| Sat | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 44 |
| Sun | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Oakland to Vacaville (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).
About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (about 3 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Vacaville?
On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Vacaville?
The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oakland to Vacaville?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 East in Bay Area (44 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)
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