Best Time to Drive from Orangevale to Vallejo

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 72 minutes via I-80 West and US-50 West.

Only 73% 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 Orangevale 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	71	79	82	82	83	81	80	79	79	78	78	80	79	73	73	72	72
Tue	71	78	82	82	83	79	78	78	78	77	79	82	84	77	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	81	83	83	81	79	78	77	77	81	84	86	77	73	72	72
Thu	71	77	83	84	83	80	78	77	77	78	81	84	88	76	73	72	72
Fri	71	76	78	79	80	80	80	81	82	83	90	99	92	82	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	82	88	86	85	82	82	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	75	81	85	87	86	87	86	84	81	78	75	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Orangevale to Vallejo (via I-80 West and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Orangevale 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 Orangevale to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Orangevale to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (26 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (24 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Vallejo to Orangevale (return trip) · Orangevale to Sacramento · Orangevale to Stockton · Orangevale to Concord

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	82	82	83	81	80	79	79	78	78	80	79	73	73	72	72
Tue	71	78	82	82	83	79	78	78	78	77	79	82	84	77	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	81	83	83	81	79	78	77	77	81	84	86	77	73	72	72
Thu	71	77	83	84	83	80	78	77	77	78	81	84	88	76	73	72	72
Fri	71	76	78	79	80	80	80	81	82	83	90	99	92	82	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	82	88	86	85	82	82	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	75	81	85	87	86	87	86	84	81	78	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	82	82	83	81	80	79	79	78	78	80	79	73	73	72	72
Tue	71	78	82	82	83	79	78	78	78	77	79	82	84	77	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	81	83	83	81	79	78	77	77	81	84	86	77	73	72	72
Thu	71	77	83	84	83	80	78	77	77	78	81	84	88	76	73	72	72
Fri	71	76	78	79	80	80	80	81	82	83	90	99	92	82	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	82	88	86	85	82	82	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	75	81	85	87	86	87	86	84	81	78	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	82	82	83	81	80	79	79	78	78	80	79	73	73	72	72
Tue	71	78	82	82	83	79	78	78	78	77	79	82	84	77	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	81	83	83	81	79	78	77	77	81	84	86	77	73	72	72
Thu	71	77	83	84	83	80	78	77	77	78	81	84	88	76	73	72	72
Fri	71	76	78	79	80	80	80	81	82	83	90	99	92	82	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	75	82	88	86	85	82	82	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	75	81	85	87	86	87	86	84	81	78	75	71